Celebrating 35 Years of Creating a Better World for Animals
saturday
EVENT CHAIRS
Mary and Travis Andres
honorary CHAIR
Ruth O'Donnell Mutch
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underwriters
PRESENTED BY
The Eugene McDermott Foundation
HERD OF ELEPHANTS
Diane and Hal Brierley
Lyda Hill Philanthropies
Ruth O’Donnell Mutch
POD OF HIPPOS
Tom Connelly
Cindy and Chuck Gummer
Carol and John Levy
Dawn and Steve Moore
Joan and Alan Walne
TROOP OF GORILLAS
American Excelsior Co. | Purvi and Bill Albers
Lisa Browning
Marena and Roger Gault | Kim and Greg Hext
Jackson Walker LLP
NextPoint Philanthropies
Reliant
The Robinson Family
Deedie Rose
Scottish Rite for Children
Gayla and Jim Von Ehr
Flamboyance of Flamingos
Tiffany and Bobby Abtahi
Stephanie and Donald Ainscow
Mary and Travis Andres
Angela and Alex Arellano | Britt and Jake Bender
Taine and Bob Carrozza
CLR Design, Inc.
Friends of Ruth O’Donnell Mutch
Gay & Lesbian Fund for Dallas
Gillon Property Group
Carol and Don Glendenning
Hancock Whitney
Simone and David Howell
Husch Blackwell LLP
Amanda Mahaney
Jill Mellinger
Jerry Miller | PwC
Dan Patterson
Nancy P. Patterson and Larry A. Maxwell
Pegasus Bank
Stephen Penrose
Nancy and Doug Rabe
The Addy Foundation
The Roth & Friends Table
Lisa K. Simmons
Dr. Ann Stuart Ph.D. in memory of
Ray R. Poliakoff, her beloved husband
committee
Advisory Committee
Diane Brierley
Mary McDermott Cook
Marena Gault
Kim Hext
Gayla Von Ehr
UNDERWRITING COMMITTEE
Ryan Gummer, Co-Chair
Rob Swift, Co-Chair
Purvi and Bill Albers
Cristin Dalecki
Boone Howell
Nancy P. Patterson
Ruth Ruhl
LIVE AUCTION COMMITTEE
Thai-lan Tran, Chair
Angela Bhatti
Diane Brierley
Shawna Hinkel
Big Board
Cindy Gummer, Chair
Miles Trapp-Danielson
SILENT AUCTION Committee
Claire and Ben Davis, Chairs
Angela and Alex Arellano
Grace Cook
Cari and Will Daniell
Lois and Ross Finkelman
Marena Gault
Laura Howell
Shelby and David Maberry
Tamela Thornton
Gayla and Jim Von Ehr
Sarah-Michelle Stearns Wiley
Jane Williams
RAFFLE Chairs
Ashley and Barret Howell
SOCIAL MEDIA &
MARKETING COMMITTEE
Monica Contreras Gonzalez,
Co-Chair
Stephanie Spaulding, Co-Chair
Stephanie Ainscow
Jake Bender
Calvert Collins-Bratton
Dr. Whitney Strauss
CHEF WRANGLER
Brett Krafft
CHEF RECRUITER
Jimmy Contreras
HONORARY CHEF
Dan Landsberg
host committee
HOST COMMITTEE CHAIR
Chuck Steelman
Tiffany and Bobby Abtahi
Stephanie and Donald Ainscow
Purvi and Bill Albers
Jennifer and Peter Altabef
Nicole and Justin Anderson
Bailey Archer
Angela and Alex Arellano
Connie and Nick Babikian
Britt and Jake Bender
Angela and Chris Bhatti
Carole Braden
Diane and Hal Brierley
Rhealyn and Dale Carter
Robyn and Chris Chauvin
Calvert Collins-Bratton
and Vince Bratton
Mary McDermott Cook
Grace Cook
Cristin Dalecki and Tommy Smith
Cari and Will Daniell
Claire and Ben Davis
Barb and Steve Durham
Alina and Ruben Esquivel
Julie and Bill Evans
Lois and Ross Finkelman
Jennifer and Matt Garcia
Jennifer and John Gates
Marena and Roger Gault
Carol and Don Glendenning
Monica and Manuel Gonzalez
Alisha and Chris Gummer
Cameron and Jay Gummer
Cindy and Chuck Gummer
Michelle and Ryan Gummer
Debra and Ken Hamlett
Edna and Xavier Henderson
Kim and Greg Hext
Claudia and Preston Hext
Shawna and Josh Hinkel
Alison Hollender
Ashley and Barret Howell
Laura and Boone Howell
Amber and Grafton Ifill
Robbie Kruithoff and Ryan Ross
Cynthia and Jim Leano
Nicole and Nico Leone
Carol and John Levy
Shelby and David Maberry
Enrique MacGregor
and Mark Niermann
Pat and Charles McEvoy
Jared Miller
Jerry Miller | PwC
Dawn and Steve Moore
Ruth O’Donnell Mutch
Dr. Hector Nazario
Dan Patterson
Nancy Patterson and Max Maxwell
Mandy Price and Bennie King
Karen and Paul Puopolo
Nancy and Doug Rabe
Gaby and Gunner Rawlings
Sherri and Brad Rejebian
Jeff and Darrel Rice
Hannah Riley
Deedie Rose
Steven J. Roth and Thai-lan Tran
Leslie and Ivan Roussev
RUTH RUHL, P.C.
Debbie and Gavin Ryan
Andrea Sanders
Stefanie Schneidler
and Jeffrey Robinson
Melissa and JP Sevilla
Gretel and Justin Shipley
Lisa K. Simmons
Ambassador J. Ernesto Lytton Snead and the Hon. Gloria Snead
Stephanie Spaulding
Sarah-Michelle Stearns Wiley
Tammany and Robert Stern
Dr. Jennifer Stimpson
Dr. Whitney and Rob Strauss
Dr. Ann Stuart in memory of
Ray R. Poliakoff, her beloved husband
Kristina and Rob Swift
Tamela Thornton
Ariel and Taylor Toynes
Miles Trapp-Danielson
Alicia Voltmer
Gayla and Jim Von Ehr
Joan and Alan Walne
Julie and Jacob Walter
Lori and Chuck Whitten
Jane Williams
sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
The Eugene McDermott Foundation
Official Zoo Airline
Official Automotive Sponsor
VIP LOUNGE SPONSOR
Chef Sponsors
STROLLING Supper SPONSOR
Durham Family Foundation
Photobooth Activation Sponsor
Higginbotham
RUTH RUHL, P.C.
Decor Sponsor
Host Committee Reception Sponsor
ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS
