It’s not even 2017 and already the lineup of stellar keynote speakers for the spring is making news. Genesis Women’s Shelter and Support’s CEO Jan Langbein just revealed the plans for its annual 24th annual fundraising luncheon.
Co-chairing the event at the Hilton Anatole will be one of the leading Genesis couples —Nikki and Crayton Webb.
According to Jan, “Crayton is both a professional and personal hero of Genesis, serving as board president of Genesis’s men’s auxiliary group HeROS (He Respects Others), and vice president of corporate communications and corporate social responsibility with Mary Kay Inc., one of our most committed corporate partners. Working with Crayton and Nikki as co-chairs this year is like working with family.”
And speaking of family, Nikki is an active nonprofit volunteer and a non-stop supportive wife. She and Crayton are the parents of four pretty adorable kiddos (three boys and a new baby girl, who was born this past March).
As for the day’s keynote speaker, it’s going to be a lady who definitely has an opinion providing food for thought — Arianna Huffington!
It was back in May 2005 that Greek-born Arianna launched a news/blog site, The Huffington Post, that became part of the internet information revolution. Why, it even won the Pulitzer Price for national reporting in 2012. This past August she started Thrive Global, “a corporate and consumer well-being and productivity platform with the mission of changing the way we work and live by ending the collective delusion that burnout is the price we must pay for success.”
She is a regular guests on national news programs, and her accomplishments include being named to Time Magazine’s list of the world’s 100 most influential people, and Forbes’ “Most Powerful Women.”
Traditionally scheduled around Mother’s Day, this year’s event will take place the day after Mama’s Day (aka Monday, May 15). So, why not treat your favorite mom with gifting her on Sunday with tickets to the Monday lunch? And since individual tickets don’t go on sale until April, how about getting together with some other daughters/sons and becoming a sponsor, so you can lock down that ticket for your mum? You do know sponsorship are available now! Just contact Bianca Jackson at 214.389.7703.
* Photo courtesy of the Nikki and Crayton Webb family ** Photo provided by Genesis Women's Shelter and Support