She Knows Where She`s Going Awards Luncheon

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Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas
presents
She Knows Where She’s Going Awards Luncheon
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She Knows Where She’s Going Award Recipients
Carmen Garcia
Director of Community Affairs
State Fair of Texas
Anne Motsenbocker
Dallas Region President
JPMorgan Chase
And Girls Champion
Award Winner
Jennifer Bong Nguyen
President
DFW Asian American Citizens Council
Mary Lois Hudson Sweatt
Owner/Director
Mary Lois School of Dance, Inc.
Dr. Mary Ellen Weber
VP for Government Affairs
UTSW Medical Center
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Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas
presents
She Knows Where She’s Going
20th Annual Awards Luncheon
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Doors open at 11:15 a.m.
Luncheon from noon until 1:30 p.m.
Hilton Anatole Hotel
Chantilly Ballroom
Dallas, Texas
Complimentary Valet Parking
Reply Card Enclosed
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Journey to the Stars, this year’s luncheon theme, is a tribute to the accomplishments of Girls Inc.
over the past 40 years and the journey that will lead us into the future. 2008 marks the 40th
Anniversary of Girls Incorporated of Metropolitan Dallas and the 20th Anniversary of our She
Knows Where She’s Going Awards Luncheon. We are proud of the legacy of generations that
Girls Inc. continues to serve. We have set our goals sky-high as we launch into this new journey
for our girls today and in the future.
At four centers in Dallas – in neighborhoods where many girls don’t feel they have much to
look forward to – Girls Inc. makes all the difference. From the age of six to 18, girls have a
place to spend time after school and in the summer, where they know they are important, and
where they can set the course for their journey to be whatever they want to be.
We invite you to join Girls Inc. this year to celebrate the milestones of Girls Inc. and the lives of
our She Knows Where She’s Going Award Honorees who have all overcome significant barriers
to achieve success while making a positive impact in the Dallas community. We will also present
The Girls Champion Award to an organization for developing and expanding opportunities
for girls and women in our community.
Each of our honorees symbolizes something we always say in our centers:
It doesn’t matter where a girl comes from as long as She Knows Where She’s Going.
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LUNCHEON CHAIR
Barbara Lord Watkins
UNDERWRITING CO-CHAIRS
Phil Baker
Mary E. Ceverha
Gail Griswold
LUNCHEON COMMITTEE
Donna Dyke Bajaj
Pam Baker
Laura Barzune
Phyllis Bernstein
Julie Bleicher
Brenda F. Brand
Barbara S. Cambridge, Ph.D.
Rita Cox
Trisha Cunningham
Diana C. Dutton
Laura Elcock
Marta O. Engram
Alma Evans
Nancy C. Fain, Ph.D.
Carol V. François, Ed.D.
Catalina E. Garcia, M.D.
Suzy Gekiere
Cynthia A. Gonzalez
Suzi Greenman
Brenda Louise Jackson
Cheryl Jenkins
Willow Sanchez- Lewis
Jill Louis
Ann Margolin
Sheila Marlow
Maureen Martin
Cheryl Mayo
Cecilia McKay
Elder Cathy W. Moffitt
Regina Montoya
Gina A. Norris
Alyson Ray
Whitney Strauss
Samantha Tennant
Audrey Thomas
Roslyn Dawson Thompson
Lynn Vogt
Annette J. Watkins
Kathleen J. Wu
Merry Wyatt
Trea C. Yip
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Carol V. François, Ed.D. Chair
Marta O. Engram, Chair-Elect
Donna Dyke Bajaj
Pam Baker
Phil Baker
Bill Baldwin
Rose Blair
Willie Crowder
Trisha Cunningham
Diana C. Dutton
Marta O. Engram
Laura Elcock
Alma Evans
Suzi Greenman
Debbie Hinyard
Cheryl Jenkins
Billy Johnson
Scherry F. Johnson, Ed.D.
Anne P. Leary
Jill Louis
Maureen Martin
Cara McDaniel
Cyndy Montgomery
Ginger Porter
Laura D. Ryan
Lisa C. Shumpert
Bob Stewart
Troy Swaner
Samantha Tennant
Trea Yip
Phyllis Bernstein*
Kelly Van Boven*
Whitney Strauss*
Barbara Lord Watkins*
* Ex-Officio
Phyllis Bernstein, Chair
GIRLS INC. FOUNDATION
Bill Baldwin, Chair
FRIENDS OF GIRLS INC.
Whitney Strauss, Chair
Thanks to the volunteers
for organizing this event.
For more information about
Girls Incorporated
of Metropolitan Dallas,
please call 214.654.4530
or visit www.girlsincdallas.org.
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Girls Inc. thanks the following underwriters
for their generous support:
Super Star – $10,000 – $14,999
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Citi
Hall Financial Group
Rising Star – $5,000 – $9,999
Bank of America
Phyllis and Richard Bernstein
Cecilia and Garrett Boone
DAWSON + MURRAY + TEAGUE Communications,
Roslyn Dawson Thompson
Laura and Walter Elcock
Cheryl Jenkins
Ryland Homes
Ellen Wood
Emerging Star – $3,000 – $4,999
Andrews Kurth LLP
Mary E. Ceverha
Chase
Coca-Cola Enterprises
Diana C. Dutton
Suzy Gekiere
Sue Graham
Gail Griswold
LOPEZGARCIA GROUP
Magellan Commercial Realty
Ann Margolin
Regina Montoya and Paul Coggins
Texas Instruments
Thompson & Knight LLP
Wells Fargo – The Private Bank
Trea and Richard Yip
All Star – $1,250 – $2,999
Pam and Phil Baker
Karla Barber
Laura Barzune and Alyson Ray
Julie Bleicher
Mildred S. Carrethers
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Rita Cox
Commissioner Maurine Dickey
Sally and Tom Dunning
Marta and Bob Engram
Laura Estrada and Cynthia A. Gonzalez
Alma Taylor Evans
Carol V. François, Ed.D.
Catalina E. Garcia, M.D.
Suzi Greenman
Ebby Halliday
Harold Simmons Foundation
Ann Lardner
Pecos and Carolyn Lewis
Jill B. Louis
Jeff and Maureen Martin
Harry J. Martin, Jr.
Lauren McDonald, M.D.
Janie and Cappy McGarr
Cynthia Melnick
Dee Dee and Bob Miller
Cyndy Montgomery, CFP®, CPA
Parkland Foundation
Planned Parenthood of North Texas
Deedie and Rusty Rose
Sally Rosen, Marjorie K. & Milton P. Levy
Family Fund
Samantha Tennant
Audrey Thomas
Annette J. Watkins and Willow Sanchez-Lewis
Barbara Lord Watkins
Gail Warrior-Lawrence
Andrea Winters and Beth Conner
Media
KDFW Fox 4
Women's Enterprise Texas
Special Thanks
Clampitt Paper
John M. Diebold/D.P.I.
Brenda Louise Jackson