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Honorary Chairs
Paula & Bay Miltenberger
Annette G. Strauss Community Service Award Recipient
Peter Brodsky
About the Speakers
Laura Bush, Former First Lady of the United States, is an advocate for literacy, education, and women’s
rights. As First Lady, Mrs. Bush advocated the importance of literacy and education to advance opportunity for America’s young people and to foster healthy families and communities. After leaving the White House, President and Mrs. Bush founded the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas. The Center is home to the Bush Presidential Museum and Library and the George W. Bush Institute. As Chair of the Bush Institute’s Women’s Initiative, Mrs. Bush promotes access to education, healthcare, and economic opportunity for women and girls around the world. Mrs. Bush is the author of the bestselling memoir, Spoken From the Heart, and bestselling children’s book, Our Great Big Backyard. She serves on many boards, including the National Advisory Board for the Salvation Army, the Council for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Board of Trustees for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the SMU Board of Trustees.
Barbara Bush leads the NBA’s efforts around health equity, civic engagement, and social justice as Vice President, Social Impact. In this role, she works with NBA offices across the globe to utilize the convening power of basketball to execute thoughtful, community-driven impact strategies relevant to each market. Barbara is co-founder and board member of Global Health Corps.(GHC), an organization that mobilizes young leaders to solve the world’s most pressing health issues. Bush and her co-founders are united by the belief that health is a human right and that their generation must build the world where this is realized. Before joining Global Health Corps’ founding team, Barbara worked in educational programming at the Smithsonian Institution’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, where she supported design-thinking and problem-solving programs for high school students and faculty across the US. With her twin, Jenna Bush Hager, Barbara is co-author of NYTimes best sellers Sisters First and Superpower Sisterhood.
About Peter Brodsky
As a community advocate, Peter Brodsky believes that all families need access to safety, economic security, and opportunities. In 2015, he launched the revitalization of southern Dallas’ Red Bird Mall which has already brought 1,500 new jobs in the offices, shops, medical facilities, and restaurants. Peter has served on numerous boards, including KIPP, KERA, and the UT Southwestern President’s Advisory Board. He is currently serving as Board Chair for Housing Forward and Co-Chair of the Mayor’s Task Force on Homelessness Organizations, Policies, and Encampments (HOPE). We are grateful for Peter’s dedication to creating economic opportunity for all people and are honored to present him with the Annette G. Strauss Community Service Award at the Gateway to Opportunity Luncheon.