EVENT co-CHAIRS
Mary McDermott Cook and Grace Cook
honorary CHAIRs
Carol and Don Glendenning
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Underwriters
PRESENTED BY
The Eugene McDermott Foundation
HERD OF ELEPHANTS
Diane and Hal Brierley
POD OF HIPPOS
Carol and Don Glendenning | Locke Lord
Carol and John Levy
Dawn and Steve Moore
Ruth Mutch
Gayla and Jim Von Ehr
TROOP OF GORILLAS
Purvi and Bill Albers | American Excelsior Co.
Jennifer and Peter Altabef
Kate and Lane Britain
Jeanne and Berry Cox
Barb and Steve Durnam
Marena and Roger Gault | Kim and Greg Hext
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Cindy and Chuck Gummer
Lyda Hill
Ambassador Ron and Matrice Kirk
The M.R. & Evelyn Hudson Foundation
NexPoint Philanthropies
Reliant
Ruth Robinson and Family
Deedie Rose
Shelli Herman and Associates, Inc.
Lisa K. Simmons
Joan and Alan Walne
FLAMBOYANCE OF FLAMINGOS
Ainscow Family
The Andrea-Mennen Family Foundation
ANDRES Construction Services, LLC
Black Mountain Sand
Mickie and Jeffrey Bragalone
Francis Carrasco and Jason McFarlin with R.C. Bosque, LLC
CLR Design
Tom Connelly
Itzel and Nathan Crow
Erin and Michael DeJesus
Betsy and Richard Eiseman | Eiseman Jewels
Julie Ford
Jennifer and John Gates
GuideIT
Gummer Capital Partners LLC
Debra and Ken Hamlett
Husch Blackwell
Jackson Walker LLP
Knox Built Construction
The Mahaney Family
Jill Mellinger
Nancy P. Patterson and Larry A. Maxwell
Pegasus Bank
Stephen Penrose
PwC | Jerry Miller
Nancy and Doug Rabe
Rogers-O’Brien Construction Company
Steven J. Roth and Thai-lan Tran
The Rosewood Corporation
Ruff Family Foundation Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas
RUTH RUHL, P.C.
Ann Stuart in memory of Ray R. Poliakoff, her beloved husband
Veritex Community Bank
The Voit and Seeligson Families
Woodforest National Bank
VIP Tickets
Lauren Broidy
Alina and Ruben Esquivel
Shawna and Josh Hinkel
Robbie Kruithoff
Lynn McBee
Janiece and Jimmy Niemann
Glenn Teitlus and Bob Harbeson
COMMITTEE
co-Chairs
Mary McDermott Cook and Grace Cook
HONORARY CHAIRs
Carol and Don Glendenning
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Diane Brierley
Marena Gault
Cindy Gummer
Kim Hext
Gayla Von Ehr
UNDERWRITING COMMITTEE
Rob Swift, Chair
Marena Gault
Ryan Gummer
Nancy Patterson
Stephen Penrose
Rudy Rodriguez, Jr.
Steven J. Roth
Ruth Ruhl
Justin Shipley
LIVE AUCTION COMMITTEE
Thai-lan Tran, Chair
Robyn Chauvin
John Levy
Gloria Snead
Big Board
Cindy Gummer, Chair
SILENT AUCTION COMMITTEE
Claudia and Preston Hext, Chairs
Purvi and Bill Albers
Calvert Collins-Bratton
Lauren Broidy
Brently Buedel
Isabella Crow
Robbie Kruithoff
Evo Lineberry
Chuck Steelman
Emma Vernon and Chance Jones
RAFFLE COMMITTEE
Caroline and Matthew Meadows, Chairs
WINE GUYS
Greg Hext
Preston Hext
Matthew Meadows
Michael Meadows
SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING COMMITTEE
Darryl Ratcliff, Chair
Joshua T. King
Nicole Leone
Rachel Michell
Miles Trapp-Danielson
CHEF WRANGLER
Brett Krafft
CHEF RECRUITER
Jimmy Contreras
HONORARY CHEF
Dan Landsberg
Host COMMITTEE
HOST COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Steven J. Roth and Thai-lan Tran
Tiffany and Bobby Abtahi
John Adolph
Stephanie and Donald Ainscow
Purvi and Bill Albers
Bonner and Thomas Allen
Jennifer and Peter Altabef
Mary and Travis Andres
Angela and Alex Arellano
The Honorable Carolyn King Arnold
April Audain
Jarrod Bassman
Jayda Batchelder and Michael Guirguis
Britt and Jake Bender
Paula and Barry Blackmon
Carole Braden
Diane and Hal Brierley
Kate and Lane Britain
Lauren Broidy
Brently Buedel
Robyn and Chris Chauvin
Calvert and Vince Collins
Lane Conner
Emily and David Corrigan
Isabella Crow
Kathy and Harlan Crow
Erin and Michael DeJesus
Barb and Steven Durham
Alina and Ruben Esquivel
Sandra Estess
Julie and Bill Evans
Lois and Ross Finkelman
Lynn Fisher
Julie Ford
Leslie Garner
Jennifer and John Gates
Marena and Roger Gault
Brittany and Michael Glendenning
Samantha and Scott Goldstein
Hazel and David Greene
Alisha and Chris Gummer
Cameron and Jay Gummer
Cindy and Chuck Gummer
Michelle and Ryan Gummer
Debra and Ken Hamlett
Kathy and Kevin Hanrahan
Edna and Xavier Henderson
Claudia and Preston Hext
Kim and Greg Hext
Shawna and Josh Hinkel
Alison Hollender
Marissa and Michael Horne
Sharon Hudson
Joshua T. King
Ambassador Ron and Matrice Kirk
Kline Family Foundation
Robbie Kruithoff
Cynthia and Jim Leano
Nicole and Nico Leone
Carol and John Levy
Evo Lineberry
Sarah and Alan Losinger
Amanda Mahaney
Pat and Charles McEvoy
Amy and Michael Meadows
Caroline and Matthew Meadows
Jill Mellinger
Jennifer and Steve Miff
Jerry Miller
Kaylyn and Mike Montgomery
Dawn and Steve Moore
Monica and Jesse Moreno
Cheryl Camin Murray and Blake Murray
Ruth Mutch
NexPoint Philanthropies
Anu Partap and Tim Miller
Dan Patterson
Nancy P. Patterson and Larry A. Maxwell
Stephen Penrose
Nancy and Doug Rabe
Blair and Daniel Raggio
Darryl Ratcliff
Sherri and Brad Rejebian
Darrel and Jeff Rice
Katie Robbins
Stacy and Rudy Rodriguez, Jr.
Suzann Ruff
Ruth Ruhl
Deborah and Gavin Ryan
Byron and Celeste Sanders
Stefanie Schneidler and Jeff Robinson
Diana and Sam Self
Gretel and Justin Shipley
Amanda and Charlie Shufeldt
Lisa K. Simmons
Ambassador J. Ernesto Lytton Snead and the Honorable Gloria Snead
Sarah-Michelle Stearns
Chuck Steelman
Amy and Edward Stewart
Barbie and Thomas Stewart
Ann Stuart in memory of Ray R. Poliakoff, her beloved husband
Whitney Strauss
Rob Swift
Miles Trapp-Danielson
Shyla Valentine
Fallon and Robie Vaughn
Emma Vernon and Chance Jones
Alicia Voltmer
Gayla and Jim Von Ehr
Joan and Alan Walne
Stephanie and Autry Warren
CW Whitaker
Jane Williams
Aimee Williams-Ramey and Royce Ramey
Ellen Winspear
Chefs and restaurants
BLACK SWAN
Chef Randall Braud
Botolino Gelato Artigianale
Chef Carlo Gattini
Boxwood Hospitality
Chef Justo Blanco
Café Momentum
Chef Aaron Collins
Cane Rosso
Chef Hollie Contreras
Casa Kuro
Chef Eric Dreyer
CURIO KITCHEN + MARKET
Chef Christopher Patrick
Empire Baking Company and Mozzarella Company
Chef Mauricio Travesi & Chef Meaders Ozarow
Emporium Pies
Chef Landon Perdue
Encina
Chef Matt Balke
Fearing’s Restaurant
Chef Michael Matis
Gemma & Sachet
Chef Stephen Rogers & Chef Allison Yoder
Goodwins
Chef Jeff Bekavac
Jonathon’s Forestwood and Jonathon’s Diner
Chef Jonathon Erdeljac
Las Palmas Tex-Mex, Bowen House, Mike’s Gemini Twin,
St. Martin’s Wine Bistro,
and Urbano Café
Chef Hilario Serratos
Make Your Life Sweeter
Yasmeen Tadia
Monarch
Chef William Salisbury
Mot Hai Ba
Chef Logan Johnson
MVP Coffee Company
Victoria Parshikova
Nothing Bundt Cakes
Tara Cooper
Ocean Prime
Chef Charlie Tkacik
Parigi
Chef Janice Provost
Petra and The Beast
Chef Daiana Guzmán
Punch Drunk Meal Prep
Chef Brad Miller
Red Stix Street Food
& Chef Uno Catering
Chef Uno Immanivong
Rye & Apothecary
Chef Tanner Agar
Salum Restaurant
Chef Abraham Salum
Sevy’s Grill
Chef Gerardo Calderon
Sugar and Sage Bakery
Chef Jill Bates
Suze
Chef Gilbert Garza
Taco Y Vino
Chef Jimmy Contreras
SSA GROUP
Chef Marcus Hernandez
The Texas Barn at
Circle T Ranch
Chef Dan Landsberg
TRULUCK’S – OCEAN’S FINEST SEAFOOD & CRAB
Chef Estephan Fernandez
The Zodiac Room
Chef Sara Toth
Sponsors
PRESENTING SPONSOR
The Eugene McDermott Foundation
Official Zoo Airline
Patron Sponsor
CHEF SPONSOR
Media Sponsor
Party Favor Sponsor
HOST COMMITTEE RECEPTION SPONSOR
Patron Party Sponsor
SPECIAL THANKS
Barcardi USA
Birdie’s Eastside
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