2026 Gateway to Opportunity Luncheon Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
The Cooley Family
40th Anniversary Sponsor
Platinum Sponsors
Deborah Ackerman
Sara and Justin Bailey
Janese and Rick Deitch
Michelle and Rich Frymire
Matt and Renee Gerkens
Hamon Charitable Foundation
Gene and Jerry Jones Family
Darla and Mark Whitaker
Gold Sponsors
Florence Hosanna and Marcus Ku
Friends and Janie and Nancy
Paula and Bay Miltenberger
Minda and Gary Moor
Sandy Nachman
Margot Perot
Susser Bank
Texas de Brazil
Silver Sponsors
Deborah Ackerman and John Lozier
Elaine and Neils Agather
Purvi and Bill Albers
Susan and Stephen Butt
The Follett Family
Jeremy and Nancy Halbreich
Julie Holmer for Collin County Commissioner, Pct. 4
Lyda Hill Philanthropies
Ellen and Rick Magnis
Mandy and Clayton Main
Janie and Cappy McGarr
Steph and Chris McNelis
Marilee and Charles O’Connell
Caren Prothro
Missy and Derek Sharp
Exa and David Whiteman
Table Sponsors
Debbie Barnes and Lisa Kraus
Ben E. Keith
Kim Benton
Keith Britton, Iconic Consulting Group, Inc.
Catholic Charities of Dallas
Mary Nan Doumany
Frost
Colleen and Chris Golz
Anne Johnson
Kirksey Architecture
Linda and Trish Linderman
Lottye and Bobby Lyle
North Texas Preferred Health Partners
Origin Bank
Carolyn and Karl Rathjen
Pat Schenkel
Southwestern Medical Foundation / UT Southwestern Medical Center
Jwyanza Watt
Carmen and Andy Yung
Zonta Club of Dallas
General Supporters*
Cigna Healthcare
Debra and Tom Erickson
Michael and Janet Fourticq
Kline Family Foundation
Alice and Erle Nye
Nancy Perot
Cindy and Howard Rachofsky
SMU
Phyllis and Ronald Steinhart
Third Coast Bank
Digital Media Sponsor
MySweetCharity
Print Sponsor
*donors at $1K and above
Updated 08/17/2026