TABLE TALK22ND ANNUAL

TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2019

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Dina Alsowayel, PhDNina Andrews Annette Bracey Lemar BrownEleanor GilbaneMaryScott HagleGeordie HrdlickaMandy Kao Shannon LangrandGinRu Lee

PROGRAM STAFF

Dr. Elizabeth Gregory DirectorDr. Dina Alsowayel Associate Director Dr. Guillermo De Los Reyes Associate Director GLBT StudiesDr. Rachel Afi Quinn Assistant ProfessorDr. Jess Waggoner Postdoctoral Fellow Ayanna Jolivet Mccloud Program Director, Friends of Women’s Studies Stephanie Gomez Graduate Student Advisor Kate Richter Graduate Student Advisor

HOST COMMITTEE

Farida Abjani, Debra Tsuchiyama Baker, Annette Bracey, Divya Brown, Libby Cheney, Sarah Cooper, Cheryl Creuzot, Loretta Cross, Melissa Edwards, Diane Englet, Allison Esenkova, Caroline Fant, Andi Georgsson, Eleanor Gilbane, Melanie Gray, MaryScott Hagle, Kasey Henry, Leisa Holland-Nelson, Chinhui Juhn, Mandy Kao, Sippi Khurana, Pam Lovett, Fallon Moody, Terry Morales, Swati Narayan, June W. O’Neill, Sharon Michael Owens, Carrin Patman, Sue Payne, Leila Perrin, Beverly Robinson, Marcy Rothman, Sally Russ, Yava Scott, Archana Shah, Angela Shippy, MD, Carey Shuart, Sannam Warrender

HILTON AMERICAS1600 Lamar, Houston 77010Ballroom of the Americas

11:00am Reception12 noon to 1:30pm Conversations over Lunch

BOARD MEMBERS

Carmen Peña AbregoSandy AschLeah BartonDanielle BartzPatricia Cabrera (Vice President)Lilian CareElizabeth Chiao, MD Stefani CroweJune DeadrickMelissa EdwardsCaroline FantVeronica Chapa GorczynskiSydney R. GreenblattEliza Horn (President)

CO-CHAIRSBrenda Mainwaring & Tanya Pal

Self-parking in the garage by the Hilton Americas entrance on Dallas, and valet parking also available. Business Attire

Susana Monteverde Sue PayneKathryn Peek, PhDBeverly RobinsonRebecca Rush Yava ScottAngela Shippy, MDCarey Shuart Mary Ross TaylorPatricia Gardner Young

LEGACY BUILDERSLaura & John ArnoldH-E-B

ARCHIVISTSLeah BartonCaroline Fant & Sue Payne MaryScott Hagle & Ann MacNaughton Chinhui JuhnKane Russell Coleman Logan PC

SCHOLARSCarmen Peña Abrego, Lyndsey Ray & Willetta RuckerVilma Allen & Jo Rosenblum KingDina Alsowayel & Tony ChaseAmegyBankNina Andrews & Allison EsenkovaSandy Asch & Melenda JeterAwty Moms Baker · Wotring LLP Bank of America Danielle Bartz & Ashley TurnerPatricia Cabrera & Veronica Chapa GorczynskiCenterPoint Energy, Government AffairsLibby Cheney & Rebecca RushChevronComericaDeloitteExxonMobilGirls Inc. of Greater Houston

Melenda Jeter, MDAnn L. MacNaughtonChau NguyenTanya PalLyndsey RayWilletta Shepherd Rucker (Treasurer)Joy SewingShreela Sharma, PhDCarey C. ShuartMichelle Leigh SmithAshley TurnerSannam WarrenderLeandra Zarnow, PhD

TREND SETTERCenterPoint Energy

Memorial Hermann Geordie Hrdlicka & Patricia Moore— Verde Wealth Group & Susana MonteverdeCarrin PatmanCarey ShuartUnion Pacific Railroad

Melanie GraySydney GreenblattLeisa Holland-NelsonPatricia Hunt HolmesEliza HornHouston Public Media Mandy Kao & Houston Area Women’s CenterSherry MerfishMidcoast EnergySwati NarayanTanya PalKathryn PeekLeila PerrinTerri PustilnikRiver Oaks Business Women’s Exchange ClubYava Scott & June O’NeillMaryRoss TaylorUH LibraryYour Part-Time Controller LLCNina Zilkha

CONVERSATIONALISTSSeun Adigun Claudia Aguirre Surpik Angelini Jamie Belinne Basya Benshushan Sharon Birkman Oni Blair Constance Bost Juliet Breeze, MD Terri T. Burke Myokei Caine-Barrett

Lori Choi, MD Amy Chronis Shauna Johnson Clark

Sonia Corrales Jenn Cox Margaret Downing Lynn Elsenhans TaKasha Francis Kam Franklin Kelly Gauger María C. Gaztambide, PhD

Giselle Rodriguez Greenwood Keisha Griggs Carol Ellinger Haddock, PE

Kym JacksonGenevieve Keeney Carol Lewis, PhD

Janette Marx Rebecca Matalon Debbie McNulty Martha Mims, MD, PhD

Gigi Myung Kim Ogg Kathleen Tinsley Ownby Sapna Patel, MD

Stuti Trehan PatelLatosha Lewis PayneNatalie Picha Sallie RainerMary Ann Reynolds-Wilkins Monica RhorLynn Rippelmeyer

Anat Ronen Luz Damaris Rosario Gaby Rowe Gracie Saenz Elizabeth Schwarze Chasity Sereal Brenda StardigDoris A. Taylor, PhD Susan TracyDiane Trautman, EdD

Original art courtesy of the artist:Anat Ronen

CONVERSE. SHARE. LEARN.

Table Talk is a fascinating combination of conversations over lunch, led by dynamic women of various cultures, professions and experience at each table.

Table Talk benefits the Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program at the University of Houston. �e WGSS Program combines theoretical and empirical studies, to give students the tools to analyze the gender dynamics of the past and present and to build a fair future.

Olympian Bobsledder and Track & Field AthletePresident & CEO, BakerRipleyFounder & Director, TransArt Foundation for Art and AnthropologyAssistant Dean, C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of HoustonCEO, Pink CilantroPresident & CEO, Birkman International, Inc.Executive Director, LINK HoustonDirector, French-American Chamber of CommercePresident & CEO, Next Level Urgent CareExecutive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of TexasBishop / Shonin, Myoken-ji Temple/Nichiren Buddhist Sangha of TexasFounder, I’ll Have What She’s HavingHouston Managing Partner, Deloitte, LLPHead of Employment and Labor U.S., Norton Rose FulbrightChief Program Officer, Houston Area Women's CenterExecutive Director, National Association of Corporate Directors, Texas TriCities ChapterEditor-in-Chief, Houston PressBoard of Directors, Baker Hughes, a GE Company; Saudi Aramco; GlaxoSmithKlineDirector, City of Houston Department of NeighborhoodsLead Singer, �e SuffersVice President, Audit Services, CenterPoint EnergyDirector & Chief Curator, Public Art, University of Houston SystemEditor-in-Chief, Houston Business JournalExecutive Chef & Owner, Bocage Catering & Ate Boutique KitchenDirector, Public Works and Engineering Department, City of HoustonOwner & Designer, Unique Urban RocksPresident, National Museum of Funeral HistoryProfessor & Emeritus Director, Center for Transportation Training & Research, Texas Southern UniversityCEO, AirswiftCurator, Contemporary Arts Museum HoustonDirector, Mayor’s Office of Cultural AffairsProfessor, Chief of Hematology/Oncology & Assoc. Dir. of Clinical Research, Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine & Ben TaubManaging Partner, CDM Enterprise LLCDistrict Attorney, Harris CountyExecutive Director, SPARK School Park ProgramDirector of Uveal Melanoma and Online Media Melanoma Medical Oncology & Associate Professor, UT MD Anderson Cancer CenterJudge, Fort Bend County District CourtsJudge, 55th Civil District Court, Harris CountyMayor Pro Tem & Councilwoman At-Large, City of SeabrookPresident & CEO, Entergy TexasVice President & Senior Business Development Officer, Stewart TitleNational Reporter, USA TodayAirline Pilot, retired, United. Aviation pioneer; first woman to fly a Boeing 747Table Talk Featured ArtistGeneral Manager, Goya FoodsCEO, Station HoustonAttorney, Law Offices of Graciela SaenzVice President, Global Exploration, ChevronBridal Fashion DesignerCouncil Member, District A, City of HoustonDirector, Regenerative Medical Research & Center for Cell & Organ Biotechnology, Texas Heart InstituteHead of School, St Catherine's MontessoriHarris County Clerk

CO-CHAIRSBrenda Mainwaring & Tanya Pal

$50,000 PRESENTING SPONSOR two tables for 9, plus conversationalists of choice

$25,000 THOUGHT LEADER two tables for 9, plus conversationalists of choice

$15,000 LEGACY BUILDER table for 9, plus conversationalist of choice

$10,000 TREND SETTER table for 9, plus conversationalist of choice

$5,000 ARCHIVIST table for 9, plus conversationalist of choice

$2,500 SCHOLAR table for 9, plus conversationalist of choice

$200 INDIVIDUAL ticket $300 BOOSTER SEAT ticket

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TABLE TALK22ND ANNUAL

TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2019

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