HONORARY CO-CHAIRS
Suzanne Simmons Bartolucci, Peggy Simmons Dear,
Betty Simmons Regard

CO-CHAIRS
Lori Whitlow, Jay Oppenheimer

 

The 2013 VNA benefit was held April 4 at the iconic Fairmont Hotel. The dinner celebrated Dallas' greatest legends and leaders from the business, philanthropic, sports, arts, architectural, medical, education, and legal communities. Attendees selected their Guest Host from a list of Dallas luminaries to engage in inspiring conversation and build important relationships throughout the evening.

Suzanne Simmons Bartolucci, Peggy Simmons Dear, and Betty Simmons Regard were the Honorary Chairs of the evening. Their enthusiasm and support of VNA was inspired at a young age by their mother, who delivered Meals on Wheels.

 

Guest Hosts

 

Ruth Altshuler, Well-known Dallas Humanitarian and Former Chair, VNA Board of Directors

Dr. Maxwell L. Anderson, The Eugene McDermott Director, Dallas Museum of Art,
  and Marguerite Hoffmann, Art Collector and Dallas Museum of Art Benefactor

Mike Boone, Founding Partner, Haynes and Boone LLP, Dallas' Largest Law Firm

Krys Boyd, Host, KERA FM Think Talk Show

Keith Cerny, General Director, The Dallas Opera

Meredyth Cole, Headmistress, Episcopal School of Dallas

Linda and William Custard, Community Volunteers and Philanthropists

The Honorable Maurine Dickey, Dallas County Commissioner
  and Roland Dickey, Founder, Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants

Bess and Ted Enloe, Community Volunteers & Philanthropists

Veletta Forsythe Lill, Former Dallas City Council Member and Former Executive Director, Dallas Arts District

Tracie Fraley, Principal, Booker T. Washington School for the Performing Arts

Dr. Terry Flowers, Executive Director and Headmaster, The Philip's School and Community Center

Richard Fisher, President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Scott Griggs, Headmaster, Greenhill School

Nancy Strauss Halbreich, Community Volunteer and Philanthropist and Jeremy Halbreich, Newspaper Executive

Howard Hallam, President, Ben E. Keith Company

Lyda Hill, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, and Adventure Traveler

Ann & Lee Hobson, Managing Partner, Highside Capital Management

Sally and Forrest Hoglund, Founders, The Hoglund Foundation

 Arnold Holtberg, Headmaster, St. Mark's School of Texas

Roger Horchow, America's First Luxury Catalog Entrepreneur, Author, and Renowned Broadway Producer

Caroline Rose Hunt, Luxury Hotelier and Founder of The Mansion on Turtle Creek and Rosewood Hotels and Resorts,  Author, and Philanthropist

Mary Jalonick, President, The Dallas Foundation

Michael A. Jenkins, President and Managing Director, Dallas Summer Musicals

Gretchen Kane, President, Ursuline Academy

Paula Lambert, Founder, The Mozarella Company

The Honorable Tom Leppert, Former Mayor of Dallas, CEO Kapland, Inc

Bill Lively, "Master of the High-Dollar Ask," and CEO Bowl XLV Host Committee, Senior VP for Development of National Geographic

Bobby Lyle, Accomplished Businessman, Community Advocate, and Philanthropist

Jonathan Martin, President, Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Lynn McBee, Fundraising Powerhouse and Tireless Volunteer

Matt McCallister, Renowned Chef and Iris McCallister, Owners, FT33

Margaret McDermott, Legendary Philanthropist and Arts Patron

Harriet Miers, Counsel to former President George W. Bush

Kevin Moriarty, Artistic Director, Dallas Theater Center

Rena Pederson, Communications Director for the
  National Math and Science Initiative and Former Dallas Morning News Vice President and Editorial Page Editor

Lucilo Peña, President, Billingsley Development Company

Dr. Daniel K. Podolsky, President, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Caren Prothro, Philanthropist and Volunteer Extraordinaire, Chair of the SMU Board of Trustees

Stephen Pyles, Renowned Chef, Cookbook Author, and Restaurateurs

Tracy and Kent Rathbun, Renowned Chef, and Restaurateurs

The Honorable Mike Rawlings, Mayor of Dallas

Stan Richards, Founder, The Richards Group, Dallas' Leading Marketing Firm

Ken Schnitzer, Chairman, Park Place Motorcars and Philanthropists

Carl Sewell, Chairman, Sewell Automotive Companies and Author

Nicole Small, Eugene McDermott CEO, Perot Museum of Nature and Science

Gay Ferguson Solomon, Painter and Philanthropist
  and William Solomon, Businessman and Philanthropist

Marianne Staubach, Community Volunteer and Philanthropist
  and Roger Staubach, Heisman Trophy Winner
  and "Marianne's Husband"

Rabbi Nancy Kasten and Rabbi David Stern, Temple Emanu-El

Jeremy Strick, Director, Nasher Sculpture Center

Jim Strong and Nancy Strong, Travel Industry "Super Agents"

Emily Summers, Founder, Emily Summers Design Associates

Kim Wargo, Headmistress, The Hockaday School

Frank Welch, Award Winning Architect

Dr. Kern Wildenthal, Former President, UT Southwestern Medical Foundation

Donna Wilhelm, Art Education Philanthropist

Ann Williams, Founder and Artistic Director,
  Dallas Black Dance Theater

Abby and Todd Williams, Education
  Advisors to the Dallas Mayor, cutting edge advocates for education excellence

Don Williams, Former Chairman of the Board, Trammel Crow Company and Founder, Foundation for Community Empowerment and Passionate commitment to the Southern Sector

 

 

*Additional Guest Hosts will be announced in your formal invitation.