Leadership Forums
This is your opportunity to experience the impact of the award recipients’ leadership in a personal way. Select one recipient and participate in a deep dive on critical issues impacting women in Texas through a moderated discussion.
Questions will be welcomed from the audience.
4:00-4:45 PM
Breaking Economic Barriers
Dr. Froswá Booker Drew
Soulstice Consultancy, LLC – Dallas, TX
Building meaningful and fruitful collaborations for the betterment of the community is what Dr. Booker Drew has spearheaded for years. This conversation will cover how organizations can thrive with measurable and meaningful impact, and how their philanthropic investment can drive that impact. It will be centered around the importance of making connections in order to break down barriers and build partnerships to support the economic growth of the non-profit community to make the necessary change we all seek in our communities.
SPONSORED BY
JOINING THE CONVERSATION
Lauren Quam, Texas Capital Bank
4:00-4:45 PM
Young Leader Forum
Empowering Community & Teaching Financial Freedom
Ann Sheu
Mpowered Families – Dallas, TX
”Professor” Bee Nance
Generation Teach – Katy, TX
For generations, women have invested the lion’s share of their resources into their families and communities, so they thrive. In this session we will discuss the great work Sheu and Professor Nance is doing to build up communities through their leadership and expertise. There will be a conversation about empowering families, businesses and communities to operate at their fullest potential with intentional practices. The forum will also cover the importance of empowering and building up generations by teaching the value of financial freedom.
SPONSORED BY
JOINING THE CONVERSATION
Vickie Yakunin, Amazon
4:00-4:45 PM
Championing Upstanders
Mary Pat Higgins
Dallas Holocaust Museum – Dallas, TX
The gateway to understanding is through education that opens the minds and hearts of individuals. This conversation will be centered around the value of using education as a tool to bridge cultural gaps. Higgins has been instrumental in highlighting our unique stories and celebrating the rich history we all bring to create awareness and appreciation. This meaningful conversation will focus on how we can use education and history to build up future generations as conscious upstanders.
SPONSORED BY
JOINING THE CONVERSATION
Cory Feldman, Haynes and Boone, LLP
5:00-5:45 PM
Amplifying Activism
Aimee Boone Cunningham
The Boone Family Foundation – Austin, TX
Fighting for the rights of all people to live quality lives has been the driving force for Cunningham. This discussion will give voice to the importance of all of us speaking up and speaking out to create equity for women and girls. As a leader in philanthropy, this conversation will shed a light on how advocacy plays an important role in making impact and how we can all take part in amplifying our voice for change.
SPONSORED BY
Cecilia and Garrett Boone
JOINING THE CONVERSATION
Cecilia Boone, Boone Family Foundation
5:00-5:45 PM
Building Potential
Dr. Madeline Burillo-Hopkins
Houston Community College – Houston, TX
The belief that with guidance and support, women can be the best at whatever they put their minds to has driven Dr. Burillo-Hopkins to create opportunities for young students to thrive. In this conversation, we will discuss the power of education and how it has the ability change the trajectory of lives. We will talk about providing accessibility for all – especially women and girls – so they can realize their full potential to be leaders.
SPONSORED BY
JOINING THE CONVERSATION
Nate Bennett, Comerica Bank
5:00-5:45 PM
Elevating Representation
Jill Louis
Perkins Coie – Dallas, TX
Opening the doors for more opportunities, voices and journeys to be heard is key to creating a more vital workforce. This forum will be centered around the work Louis continues to do creating a platform to discuss and give solutions to relevant issues organizations and institutions face. We will talk about the power of public and private partnerships to create programs that provide access to the underserved in order to build more diverse and inclusive working environments.
SPONSORED BY
JOINING THE CONVERSATION
Dr. Arlene Ford, Equity Inquiry Project
