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REACH FOR THE STARS
BENEFITING THE ANN RICHARDS SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Reach for the Stars is the Ann Richards School Foundation’s annual fundraising gala to recognize the graduating class of the Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders and celebrate their bright futures.
HONORING MARYANA ISKANDER
FEATURING JEANNE GOKA ALUMNI OF THE YEAR AWARD
HOST COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Hon. Randi Shade
Shamina Singh
Hon. Mark Strama
HOST COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Cathy Bonner
Ben and Becky Bui
Caroline Burruss
Elma Cantú Aldrete
Barbara Clemenhagen
Hon. Delia Garza
Peggy Hanley
Stacey Hadash and Terry McDonell
Georgia Hernandez
Commissioner Ann Howard
Amy Jones
Jennifer Koppel
Jenny Lloyd and Jeff Miller
Elena Marks
Valerie McCarthy
Carol McGarah
Kate and Matt Norman
Lucy Oglesby
Yael Ouzillou
Ellen Richards
Brenda Salazar
Katie and Andy Schonert
Hon. Bea Ann Smith
Sarah and Rich Stasica
Dr. Melissa Taylor
Snow White
Leslie Wingo
Go to www.annrichardsschool.org/reachforthestars to join us.
RICHARDS LEGACY AWARD RECIPIENT MARYANA ISKANDER
A global leader with experience as CEO of Wikipedia and Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator, Maryana Iskander has led large-scale change to expand access to learning and opportunity in Texas and around the world.
Recognized as a Rhodes Scholar and Yale Law School Distinguished Alumna, Maryana serves on multiple boards and is the former COO of Planned Parenthood. She is a past advisor to the President of Rice University, where she was the only person to serve as student body president for two terms.
Maryana is also a Truman Scholar and Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. She was elected Girls State Governor of Texas as a senior from Round Rock High School and worked as an intern for Texas Governor Ann Richards during the summers of 1992 and 1993.
OUR SPONSORS SHINE
PRESENTING SPONSOR
Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation
JEANNE GOKA
ALUMNI OF THE YEAR AWARD SPONSOR
Beverly Dale
GRADUATE SPONSOR
Shamina Singh
SCHOLAR SPONSOR
Antoinette Delruelle and Joshua L. Steiner
WINE SPONSOR
Serendipity Wines
VALEDICTORIAN SPONSORS
Rakesh and Shonali Agrawal
Elena Marks and Valerie McCarthy
SALUTATORIAN SPONSORS
Elma Cantú Aldrete
Stacey Hadash and Terry McDonell
H-E-B
Pat Herron
The Kennedy Family
Janet McClurg
Carol McGarah
Yael Ouzillou and Richard Merren
Rice Alumni and Friends
Marci Rosenberg and Ben Samuels
Sonal Shah
Mary and Jeff Zients
HONORS SPONSORS
Bob and Minda Anderson
Cathy Bonner
Ben and Becky Bui
Caroline and Jefferson Burruss
Melissa and Karl Cates
Monica and John Crowley
Aimee and Ed Cunningham
Girl Scout Troop 773
Hon. Delia Garza
Jackie Hawkins
Georgia Hernandez and Family
Commissioner Ann Howard
Susan Johnson
Kendra Scott
Robert Kilgore
The Kokenhagens
Jennifer Koppel
Robin Lerner
Jenny Lloyd and Jeff Miller
Nickel Hayden
Kate and Matt Norman
O’Connell Robertson
Lucy and Ellis Oglesby
Cynthea Rhodes-Patterson
Ellen Richards
Brenda Salazar
Ricardo and Kara Sanchez
Sanders\Wingo
Katie and Andy Schonert
Hon. Randi Shade and Kayla Shell
Dawn L. Smalls and Brannen McElmurray
Hon. Bea Ann Smith
Sarah and Rich Stasica
Hon. Mark Strama and Crystal Cotti
Dr. Melissa Taylor
Kristen Vassallo and John Fitzpatrick
Snow White and Friends
Go to www.annrichardsschool.org/reachforthestars to join us.