17TH ANNUAL

TABLE TALKConverse. 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 and the

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

of Houston. The Shuart Women’s Archive collects, preserves and shares the

stories of women’s contributions to Texas and Houston. The WGSS Program

combines theoretical and empirical studies, to give students the tools to ana-

lyze the gender dynamics of the past and present and to build a fair future.

BOARD MEMBERS

Susana Monteverde, President

Geordie Hrdlicka, Vice President

Vilma Allen, Treasurer

MaryScott Hagle, Secretary

Dina Alsowayel

Leah Barton

Abenaa Brewster MD

Sarah Cooper

Diana Espitia

Andrea Georgsson

Gabriela Gerhart

Eleanor Gilbane

Rebecca Golden Timsar

Janet Gonzales

Elizabeth Gregory

Jamil Higley

Mandy Kao

Claudia Kolker

Laura Logan

Ann MacNaughton

Teddy McDavid PhD

Leigh Owen

Jo Rosenblum King

Rebecca Rush

Angela Shippy MD

Carey C. Shuart

Michelle Leigh Smith

Katherine Veneman

PROGRAM STAFF

Dr. Elizabeth Gregory, Director

Dr. Dina Alsowayel, Associate Director

Dr. Guillermo De Los Reyes, Associate Director GLBT Studies

Dr. Rachel Afi Quinn, Postdoctoral Fellow

Ayanna Mccloud, Program Director, Friends of Women’s Studies

Sandra Enriquez, Graduate Student Advisor

Robyn Lyn, Graduate Student Advisor

HILTON AMERICAS

1600 Lamar, Houston 77010

Ballroom of the Americas

11:00am Reception

12 noon to 1:30pm Conversations over Lunch

CO-CHAIRS

Annette Bracey

Sue Payne

Self-parking in the garage by the Hilton Americas

entrance on Dallas, and valet parking also available.

Business Attire.

HOST COMMITTEE

Lina Bell, Shannon Buggs, Cindy Burns, Elizabeth Campbell, Gina Carroll, Sarah Cooper, Janice

Corley, Cheryl Creuzot, Melissa Edwards, Caroline Fant, Diedra Fontaine, Pam Gardner, Andrea

Georgsson, Eleanor Gilbane, Melanie Gray, MaryScott Hagle, Hon. Ursula A. Hall, Pauline Hig-

gins, Leisa Holland-Nelson, Ann Van Horn, Chinhui Juhn, Becky Lao, Sultana Mangalji, Fatima

Mawji, Judith Mazique, Terry Morales, Sharon Michael Owens, Alie Pruner, Beverly Robinson,

Willetta Rucker, Sally Russ, Cynthia Ferrell Sample, Yava Scott, Anita Smith, Carey Shuart, Trini

Mendenhall Sosa, Ellen Susman, Martha Turner, Dr. Polly Turner, Hallie Vanderhider

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Hon. Carol Alvarado, Yolanda Alvarado, Ann Brown, Shannon Buggs, Betty Chapman, Audrey

Crawford, Juanita Elizondo, Carolyn Farb, Hon. Jessica Farrar, Hon. Sylvia Garcia, Zita Giraldo,

Pauline E. Higgins, Nina Karohl, GinRu Lee, Alison Leland, Elizabeth MacNaughton Ed.D, Linda

May, Sherry Merfish, Ginni Mithoff, Sharon Michael Owens, Kathryn Peek PhD, Lynn Randolph,

Sally Russ, Graciela Saenz, Yava Scott, Carey Shuart, Patricia Smith Prather, Bette Ann Stead,

Ellen Susman and Mary Ross Taylor.

PRESERVERS ($5000)Annette BraceyCenterpointExxonMobilGrant Me the Wisdom FoundationH-E-BChinhui Juhn & Edward AllenBeverly Robinson & Angela ShippyCarey ShuartCindy Burns & Martha Turner of Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty

SCHOLARS ($2500) Amegy BankAndrews KurthFiesta MartAndi GeorgssonMelanie GrayMaryScott HagleUrsula A. HallGeordie Hrdlicka & Patricia Moore /Verde Wealth GroupNina KarohlTiz and Ann MacNaughtonSusana MonteverdeAmber Anderson MostynSue PayneTexas Children’s Hospital

RESEARCHERS ($1500) Vilma Allen & Jo Rosenblum KingMD Anderson Cancer CenterChristine Attar, Patti Culbert & Adrian Melissinos Bennie Ferrell CateringHeather Brown & Yava Scott Gina Carroll & Willetta Rucker Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & AughtrySarah CooperYvonne Cormier & Eileen LawalCheryl Creuzot Cullen College of EngineeringDeavra DaughtryDirect EnergyCaroline FantEleanor GilbaneAllison Hay Jones School of Business – Rice UniversityMandy KaoTina KnowlesJudy MaziqueSherry and Gerald Merfish FundKathryn Peek & Pam GardnerLatha Ramchand, Dean, Bauer College of BusinessRebecca Rush & MaryRoss Taylor Dr. Polly TurnerUH LibrariesDr. Alvia Wardlaw

Dorothy AblesSehba AliShelley ArnoldLaura ArnoldApril BaileyB. Candace BeekeDeena Buford, MDRachel Giesber ClingmanStephanie Coulter, MDPenny CrianzaPam DarwinSarah DavisZoAnn Dreyer, MDMarlen EsparzaJanice EvansFleurette FernandoVeronica Flores-PaniaguaZina GarrisonChef Tarsha GaryAnna GarzaChris GoinsSharon HaynesLisa HernandezRosi HernandezRev. Lisa Hunt

Chief Administrative Officer, Spectra EnergySuperintendent, KIPP Houston Public Schools Executive Director, Memorial Park ConservancyCo-Chair, Laura & John Arnold FoundationSVP & Commercial Lending Manager, Amegy BankEditor, Houston Business JournalGlobal Medical Director, ExxonMobil Partner, SutherlandDirector, Center for Women’s Heart & Vascular Disease, Leachman CardiologyMajor, Harris County Sheriff’s OfficeVP, Geoscience, ExxonMobil Production CompanyMember, Texas House of Representatives Medical Director, Long Term Survival Program, Texas Children’s HospitalFlyweight Boxer, Olympic Bronze MedalistDirector of Communications/Policy, City of Houston Mayor’s OfficeDirector, Arts Leadership Program, UHOutlook Editor, Houston ChronicleTennis Champion & Founder, Zina Garrison AcademyExecutive Chef/Owner, Crave Gourmet Bakery & Catered CaféFounder/ Director, Girls Rock Camp HoustonStore Director, TootsiesOwner, Tacos à GogoNews Anchor, KHOUPresident, Latin Women’s InitiativeRector, St Stephen’s Episcopal Church

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Pat JasperMandy KaoSara KellnerKaren KershnerEunSook KwonRand MahmoodLaura LarkElebeoba (ChiChi) MayKate McLeanJessica MichanAmber MostynRoberta Ness, MD, MPHDelesa O’Dell-ThomasRuth PennebakerThuy PhamRachel Afi QuinnLois RamondettaKatie SammonsDeborah StavisJuliet StipecheClare SullivanSenfronia ThompsonNicole R. VogelSandra WicoffWei Yang, MD

Director of Folklife & Traditional Arts, Houston Arts AliianceVP of Operations, Titan ManagementPresident, Kellner ConsultingPresident, Communications PlusProfessor & Director, Industrial Design Program, Hines College of Architecture, UHCulture Orientation Instructor, YMCA International ServicesArtist & WriterAssociate Professor, Biomedical Engineering, UHChef de Cuisine, Tony’sExternal Relations Manager, Direct EnergyOwner, Mostyn Law FirmDean, UT School of Public HealthPrincipal, Young Women’s College Preparatory AcademyBlogger, TheFabulousGeezerSistersCo-Owner, WildBloom BoutiqueWGSS Postdoctoral Fellow Chief Gynecological Oncologist, LB Johnson HospitalPartner, Susman Godfrey LLPCEO, Stavis & Cohen Financial Vice President, HISD Board of EducationFounder & CEO, Sullivan GroupMember, Texas House of RepresentativesPresident/Founder, Houstonia Magazine Executive Director, Urban HarvestProfessor, Diagnostic Radiology/Breast Imaging, UT/MD Anderson Cancer Center

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SPECIAL THANKS TOZita GiraldoLaura LarkMetLife Soso DesignLois Farfel StarkHallie Vanderhider

WOMEN’S, GENDER & SEXUALITY STUDIES University of Houston624 Agnes Arnold HallHouston, TX 77204Phone: (713) 743-3214Fax: (713) 743-0931 www.friendsofwomen.org

Individual:

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Address

City State Zip

Phone Email

Guest 1 Guest 2

Guest 1 email Guest 2 email

(for additional guests, please attach a list of names and emails)

Corporate:$1,000$35 Activist

$75 Rebel

$125 Feminist

$250 Sister

$2,500

$5,000

$500 Suffragist

$1,000 Fair Futurist

$2,500 Riveter

$5,000 Advocate

HC33266RN1 / AHAAY

HC53844RN / AHAAZ

$15,000 THOUGHT LEADER 2 tables for 9, plus conversationalists of choice

$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 SOLD OUT

$100 INDIVIDUAL ticket

$150 FOR 10 FABULOUS RAFFLE TICKETS – must be present to win

TICKETSAll table purchasers are recognized in the program – see website for full benefits. Your donation is tax deductible, less the Fair Market Value $35 for each meal purchased.

MEMBERSHIPCheck level below to join the Friends of Women's Studies – benefits at $75 level and above. See website for details: www.friendsofwomen.org

17TH ANNUAL

TABLE TALKTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2014CO-CHAIRS: ANNETTE BRACEY & SUE PAYNE

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PAYMENT

Check – please make payable to the University of Houston

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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 or to pay online: www.friendsofwomen.org

CONVERSATION CHOICES Table purchasers are guaranteed a selection, on a first-come, first-served basis within levels, higher levels trump. We honor individual ticket selections as possible.