The Friends of Women’s Studies invite you to...

16th Annual Table TalkConverse. Share. Learn. Table Talk is a fascinating combination

of conversations over lunch, led by dynamic women of diverse

professions, cultures and experience at each table. Table Talk

benefits the Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program and the

Carey C. Shuart Women’s Archive and Research Collection at the

University of Houston. The Shuart Women’s Archive was established

in 1996 to collect, preserve and share the stories of women’s

contributions to the life and culture of Texas and Houston.

Our focus is the written records and oral histories of women’s

organizations and of individual women who have affected our lives.

Original art courtesy of the artist, Michelle Barnes.

Board Members

Host Committee

Susana Monteverde, PresidentAndrea Georgsson, Vice President Vilma Allen, Treasurer Katherine Veneman, SecretaryDina AlsowayelChristine AttarLeah BartonAbenaa Brewster MDSarah CooperDiana EspitiaGabriela Gerhart

Eleanor GilbaneZita GiraldoRebecca Golden TimsarJanet GonzalesElizabeth GregoryMaryScott HagleJamil HigleyGeordie HrdlickaChinhui JuhnClaudia KolkerBess MacInnes

Ann MacNaughtonTeddy McDavid PhD Beverly McPhailAdrian MelissinosLeigh OwenBeverly RobinsonJo Rosenblum KingRebecca RushCarey C. ShuartMichelle Leigh Smith

Advisory CouncilHon. Carol AlvaradoYolanda AlvaradoAnn Lacy BrownShannon BuggsBetty ChapmanAudrey CrawfordJuanita ElizondoCarolyn FarbHon. Jessica FarrarHon. Sylvia Garcia

Pauline E. HigginsNina Andrews KarohlGinRu LeeAlison LelandElizabeth MacNaughton EdDLinda MaySherry MerfishGinni MithoffSharon Michael OwensKathryn Peek PhD

Lynn RandolphSally RussGraciela SaenzYava ScottCarey C. ShuartPatricia Smith PratherBette Ann SteadEllen SusmanMaryRoss Taylor

Nelda BlairAnnette BraceyDeena Buford MDShannon BuggsCharmane CarterSarah CooperYvonne Cormier MDDeavra DaughtrySuzan DeisonBeverly DenverMelissa EdwardsKate Frank

Andrea GeorgssonGabriela GerhartEleanor GilbaneValerie GoldenMelanie GrayMaryScott HaglePauline HigginsGeordie HrdlickaChinhui JuhnSamantha KennedySultana MangaljiFatima Mawji

Sabrina McTopyTerry MoralesSharon Michael OwensRoz PactorVicki RizzoBeverly RobinsonSally RussYava ScottCarey C. ShuartEllen SusmanDonna Vallone

Dr. Elizabeth Gregory, Director Dr. Dina Alsowayel, Associate Director Dr. Rachel Afi Quinn, Postdoctoral Fellow Amanda Moore, Program Manager

Program StaffCarlos Rodriguez Quiroga, Interim Program Manager Tracy Butler, Graduate Student Advisor Maria Corsi, Graduate Student Advisor

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

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Hilton Americas

1600 Lamar, Houston 77010

Ballroom of the Americas

11:00 am Reception

12 noon to 1:30 pm Conversations over Lunch

Co-ChairsCheryl Creuzot

Leisa Holland-Nelson

16th Annual TableTalk

Alyce Alston Chairman & CEO, CultureMap

Joni Baird Public Affairs Manager, Chevron

Sophia Banu, MD Founder, Clinic for International Trauma Survivors, Menninger/Baylor College of Medicine

Michelle Barnes Artist & Executive Director, Community Arts Collective

Freda Bass Treasurer, Exxon Mobil Upstream

Katherine Cabannis Executive Director, Crime Stoppers of Houston, Inc.

Gina Carroll Principal, Inspired Wordsmith Inc. & Parenting Blogger

Drucie Chase Community Volunteer

Dr. Danong Chen CEO and Founder, MetronomX

Lynda Chin, MD Chair, Genomic Medicine, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Ramona Davis Executive Director, Preservation Houston

Gayle DeGeurin Board Chair, Rothko Chapel

Dr. Grace England Professor of Education, University of St. Thomas

Diana Espitia Documentary Producer

Lois Farfel Stark Writer & Filmmaker, Stark Productions

Marilyn Fountain Executive Director, Star of Hope

Ellie Francisco President, Francisco & Co, Community Affairs & Integrated Events

Valerie Gibbs President, Bank of Texas, Houston region

Laura Gibson Partner, Ogden, Gibson, Broocks, Longoria & Hall, LLP

Bethany Haley President, Savage Brands

Margo Hilliard Alford, MD SVP of Community Health & Wellness, Harris County Hospital District

Mae Jemison, MD CEO, The Jemison Group, Inc., & Former Astronaut

Sheila Kahanek CFO, Sun Coast Resources, Inc

Dr. Saleha Khumawala Professor, Microloan Specialist, UH Bauer School of Business

Melaney Linton President & CEO, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast

16th Annual TABLE TALK CONVERSATIONALISTS

Karen Love Director of Practice Growth, PKF Texas

Regina Mayor Oil & Gas Sector Leader, KPMG LLP

Susan McEldoon General Manager, KHOU-TV Channel 11

Dr. Amy McGuire Director, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine

Barbara McKnight Chef & Owner, Culinaire Catering

Lori McNeil Tennis Director, The Zina Garrison Academy

Catherine Mosbacher Executive Director, Center for Houston’s Future

Antonya Nelson UH Professor of Creative Writing & Author, Bound: A Novel and Nothing Right: Short Stories

Jacqueline Northcut President & CEO, BioHouston, Inc.

Dr. Ellen Ochoa Director, Johnson Space Center, & Astronaut

Diane Osan, FAIA, ACHA Architect & Chairman, FKP Architects

Hon. Annise Parker Mayor of Houston

Carrin Patman METRO Board Member & Partner, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Dr. Monica Perales UH History Professor & Author, Smeltertown: Making and Remembering a Southwest Border Community

Leila Perrin Vice President, Better Business Bureau

Dr. Diana Pino Vice Chancellor of Student Services, HCC

Cheryl Plummer Admissions Director, St. John’s School

Claudia Schmuckli Chief Curator and Director, Blaffer Gallery

Jennifer Segal, MD Owner, Metropolitan Dermatology Institute, PLLC

Donna Stahlhut CEO, Epilepsy Foundation Texas

Aliyya Stude Consultant, Sotheby’s

Eloise Stuhr Vice President for University Advancement, UH

Diana Untermeyer Author, Qatar: Sand, Sea and Sky

Molly Voorhees President, Becks Prime

Dr. Alvia Wardlaw Director & Curator, University Museum & Professor of Art History, Texas Southern University

Marcie Zlotnik Co-founder & EVP, StarTex Power

16th Annual TABLE TALK CONVERSATIONALISTS

Sponsors listed reflect those submitted before press time.

CenterPoint Energy

Chevron

Percy & Cheryl Creuzot

Exxon Mobil Corporation

Fiesta Mart, Inc.

Melanie Gray

H-E-B

Chinhui Juhn & Eddie Allen

Carey C. Shuart

Amegy Bank of Texas

BASF, Inc.

Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

Annette Coleman Bracey

Andrea Georgsson

Nina Andrews Karohl

Ann & Elizabeth MacNaughton

MetLife

Susana Monteverde

Reliant Energy

Beverly Robinson

Vilma Allen & Rosenblum Fine Jewelers

Christine Attar, Abenaa Brewster & Adrian Melissinos

Bud Light/Silver Eagle Distributors

Deena Buford

Robert & Charmane Carter

Chamberlain Hrdlicka

ContentActive LLC

Yvonne Cormier & Eileen Lawal

Cullen College of Engineering/UH

Deavra Daughtry

Melissa Edwards & Yava Scott

Enaxis Consulting

Elaine W. Finger

Pam Gardner & Kathryn Peek

Eleanor Gilbane & Jamil Higley

Zita Giraldo

Valerie A. Golden

The Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce

Geordie M. Hrdlicka, Principal, Verde Wealth Group

Sherry Merfish

Office of the President, University of Houston

Becky Rush & MaryRoss Taylor

The Sterling Group

University of Houston Libraries

US Trust

Debbie McLeod

Herstorian ($10,000)

Preservers ($5,000)

Scholars ($2,500)

Researchers ($1,500)

Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies ProgramUniversity of Houston624 Agnes Arnold HallHouston, TX 77204-3005713-743-3214 (phone)713-743-0931 (fax)www.friendsofwomen.org

Laura & John Arnold

Michelle Barnes

Blue Ribbon Digital Media

Fiesta Mart, Inc. & Juanita Elizondo

Zita Giraldo

Jill Knobloch

Special Thanks To

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TICKETSAll table purchasers receive special recognition in the Program at the appropriate level. Your donation is tax deductible, less the FMV $35 for each meal purchased.

$10,000 HERSTORIAN table for 9, plus conversationalist of choice

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

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

$1,500 RESEARCHER table for 9, plus conversationalist of choice

$175 BOOSTER SEAT individual ticket and membership in the Friends

$100 INDIVIDUAL ticket

I cannot attend, but enclosed is my contribution to the Friends of Women’s Studies

MEMBERSHIP I would like to become a member of the Friends of Women’s Studies.

(New and upgraded members are entered in our membership raffl e. Event benefi ts at Sustainer level and above, see website for details.)

$2,500 Pioneer $125 Partner

$1,000 Champion or Corporate Member $75 Sustainer

$500 Advocate $35 Supporter

$250 Sponsor $15 Student

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HC33266RN / AGAOH

HILTON AMERICASHOUSTONTEXASWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Table Talk

CONVERSATION CHOICES We will attempt to honor individual ticket selections. Table purchasers are guaranteed a selection.

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Friends of Women’s Studies, University of Houston624 Agnes Arnold Hall, Houston, TX 77204-3005

713-743-3214 (phone) 713-743-0931 (fax)For more information: www.friendsofwomen.org

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