Texas Women’s Foundation held its Leadership Forum & Awards Dinner, presented by AT&T, on May 2 at the Omni Dallas Hotel.
The event featured keynote speaker Sallie Krawcheck, CEO and co-founder of Ellevest, and chair of Ellevate Network. The event, co-chaired by Retta Miller of Jackson Walker LLP and Thear Suzuki of EY, celebrated trailblazers who are paving the way for women and girls to advance in leadership. It also elevated the importance of gender equity.
The Foundation honored five women with the Maura Women Helping Women Award, presented by Texas Capital Bank: Dee Dee Bates, Sally Dunning, Ana I. Hernandez, Ashlee Kleinert and Nicole Small. The organization also gave the Young Leader Award, presented by Jackson Walker, to Dr. HaeSung Han and Ana I. Rodriguez. The event was attended by more than 800 and raised more than $600,000 for the leadership programs and initiatives of Texas Women’s Foundation.
(Photos by Kristina Bowman)
Thear Suzuki and Retta Miller
Jessica Johnson and Cynammon Burns
Frances Griffin-Brown and Felton Brown
Ray and Nancy Ann Hunt
Chris and Ashlee Kleinert
Cynthia Mickens Ross and Helen Giddings
Pete and Pat Schenkel
Margaret Jordan and Diana Dutton
Laura Baldwin and Michelle George
Neena Newberry, Holly Reed, and Angela Farley
Sue Galvanek and Jennifer Biry
Macey Davis and Cheryl Alston
Brenda L. Jackson and Effie Dennison
Roslyn Dawson Thompson and Sallie Krawcheck
Jennifer Tinker, Dr. HaeSung Han, and Cimajie Best
Ana Hernandez, Dee Dee Bates, Sally Dunning, Nicole Small, and Ashlee Kleinert – all Maura honorees
Caren Lock, Maura McNiel, and Roslyn Dawson Thompson
Lisette Mendez, Jennifer Biry, and Holly Reed
Brenda L. Jackson, Roslyn Dawson Thompson, Thear Suzuki, Sally Dunning (honoree), Retta Miller, and Caren Lock
Brenda L. Jackson, Roslyn Dawson Thompson, Thear Suzuki, Ana Hernandez (honoree), Retta Miller, Caren Lock, and Jennifer Biry
Brenda L. Jackson, Roslyn Dawson Thompson, Thear Suzuki, Dee Dee Bates (honoree), Retta Miller, Caren Lock, and Jennifer Biry
Brenda L. Jackson, Roslyn Dawson Thompson, Thear Suzuki, Nicole Small (honoree), Retta Miller, Caren Lock, and Jennifer Biry
Brenda L. Jackson, Roslyn Dawson Thompson, Thear Suzuki, Ana Rodriguez (honoree), Retta Miller, Caren Lock, and Jennifer Biry
Brenda L. Jackson, Roslyn Dawson Thompson, Thear Suzuki, Dr. HaeSung Han (honoree), Retta Miller, Caren Lock, and Jennifer Biry
Diana Aguirre, Ana Rodriguez, Veronica Torres, and Dee Dee Bates
Pearl Garza-Fracchia, Cynthia Yung, Alice Snow, and Ebony Smith
Nicole Small, Lyda Hill, and Shonn Brown
Cheryl Brown, Tim DeWitt, and Lois Finkelman
Meredith, Sally, and Tom Dunning
Jamie Gaunt, Maria Martineau, Margaret Black, and Lucy Witte
Tricia Miller, Bill Miller, and Patsy Woods Martin
Peter Kraus, Debbie Barnes, Leslie MacLean, Peter Brodsky, and Lael Brodsky
Hae Won Han, David Kim, and Dr. HaeSung Han
Brenda L. Jackson, Effie Dennison, and Dee Dee Bates (honoree)
Brenda L. Jackson, Ana Hernandez (honoree), and Effie Dennison
Brenda L. Jackson, Ashlee Kleinert (honoree), and Effie Dennison
Brenda L. Jackson, Nicole Small (honoree), and Effie Dennison
Caren Lock, Dr. HaeSung Han (honoree), and Retta Miller
Caren Lock, Ana Rodriguez (honoree), and Retta Miller
Jenny King, Sharon King, and Kate Thompson – three generations of women!
Caren Lock, Roslyn Dawson Thompson, and Shonn Brown
Mirjam Kirk, Dena Jackson, and Ellenore Baker
Retta Miller (event co-chair), Roslyn Dawson Thompson (TXWF president & CEO), Dee Dee Bates (Maura honoree), Ana Hernandez (Maura honoree), Sally Dunning (Maura honoree), Dr. HaeSung Han (Young Leader honoree), Ana Rodriguez (Young Leader honore), Ashlee Kleinert (Maura honoree), Nicole Small (Maura honoree), Thear Suzuki (event co-chair), Effie Dennison (Texas Capital Bank, presenter of Maura Award), Brenda L. Jackson (selection committee co-chair), Sallie Krawcheck (keynote speaker)