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Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Annual Luncheon February 28, 2025

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today’s program PERFORMANCE Adriana LaRue WELCOME Allie Peacock 2025 Chair REMARKS Melaney A. Linton President & CEO, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast SECOND CENTURY AWARD Deborah Detering, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Katherine Center, and Shelley Stein 2025 Honorees FUNDRAISING UPDATE Erin Mincberg Spiegel Board Member, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast

break KEYNOTE FIRESIDE CHAT Amanda Zurawski Reproductive Rights Advocate Dr. Anitra Beasley Medical Director, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast CLOSING Allie Peacock 2025 Chair Adriana LaRue Performer

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a letter from our chair Dear versus Guests, I want to extend my sincere gratitude to each of you for joining us at the 2025 versus Luncheon. Your presence means a great deal, and your support means even more.

What we do today makes a difference. The money we raise today is essential to Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast’s ability to do its work providing safe, compassionate, and nonjudgmental health care for all people, regardless of identity or income. That includes out-ofstate abortion navigation, birth control, STI testing and treatment, HIV prevention, cancer screenings, annual wellness visits, genderaffirming hormone therapy, primary care, emergency contraception, and more.

Your support also funds medically accurate, age-appropriate sexual health education; community outreach; legislative and issue advocacy; and lobbying for reproductive health and rights. And with Texas’ 89th Legislative Session underway, every bit of this work is more critical than ever.

I would also like to thank the staff and volunteers who worked tirelessly to bring today’s event to life. While this event is primarily a fundraiser, it is also an important opportunity to gather with others who share PPGC’s vision for the future. And to my versus committee members: I am immensely grateful for everything you have done. My sincerest thanks to each of you for your part in making this event a success.

I know that we can be what PPGC and our community need now.

Together, we are creating a healthier, more equitable future for all.

With heartfelt appreciation,

Allie Peacock

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second century award 2025 HONOREES: DEBORAH DETERING, CONGRESSWOMAN LIZZIE FLETCHER, KATHERINE CENTER, AND SHELLEY STEIN Deborah Detering and her daughters Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Katherine Center, and Shelley Stein are proud, lifelong supporters of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast (PPGC) who have demonstrated fierce public advocacy and support for our organization and mission.

The sisters co-chaired PPGC’s 2009 luncheon, and all four women have contributed individually in various ways to advance reproductive freedom in Texas.

PREVIOUS AWARD RECIPIENTS SECOND CENTURY AWARD: Sallie Morian (2024); Cecile Richards (2024); Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge (2024); Tamara Kreinin (2023); Elena Marks (2023); PPGC Hand Holders (2022); PPGC Frontline Health Care Staff (2021); Lillie Robertson, Beth Robertson, & Cullen Geiselman (2020); Melanie Gray (2019); The Clayton Family (2018) LEGACY CIRCLE HONOREES: Louella Breedlove; Betty Lou Carter; Abby Ray Catledge; Richard Colt; Peter J. Durkin; Flora Fenner; Tina Freeman; Karen Ostrum George; Melanie Gray; Susan Gundlach; Dr. Holley Galland Haymaker; Peggy Heaton; Burdine Clayton Johnson; Rosa Keller; Wendy Wallace Kelsey; Caroline Weiss Law; Susan McAshan; The Rev. W. Stewart MacColl; Nancy McGregor Manne; Neal Manne; Peggy Neuhaus; Hanni S. Orton; Joan C. Penniman; Genevieve Peterkin; Nancy Peterkin; Dee Dee Reilly; Mimi Robinson Rose; Gwyn W. Smith; Eleanor Tinsley; Phyllis Van Kerrebrook; Isabel Brown Wilson

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featured guests PERFORMER: ADRIANA LARUE Meet Adriana LaRue, one of Houston’s fiercest drag queens! This stunning transgender performer is a powerhouse in the world of drag, representing one of Texas’ most diverse and talented drag families. With an unwavering passion for the community, Adriana is a fierce advocate for trans rights and always ready to speak her truth. Get ready for a show like no other— when Adriana hits the stage, you never know what surprises are in store! She’s the true definition of a Texas showgirl: bold, brilliant, and unforgettable!

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: AMANDA ZURAWSKI Amanda Zurawski is an Austin-based advocate for reproductive rights and one of TIME’s 2025 Women of the Year. In 2022, after 18 months of fertility treatment, Amanda and her husband, Josh, learned she was pregnant with their first baby. Unfortunately, Amanda would later miscarry weeks into her pregnancy – but Texas’ abortion bans nearly cost Amanda her life in the process. After three days without proper medical care, Amanda crashed into septic shock. Following her nearly week-long hospital stay, she began speaking out about her harrowing experience and has since testified before U.S. Congress, in countless media appearances, at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, and as the lead plaintiff in Zurawski v. Texas, the first lawsuit brought by patients challenging a state’s abortion bans since the fall of Roe v. Wade.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: DR. ANITRA BEASLEY Dr. Anitra Beasley serves as Medical Director at Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine and Assistant Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs at Ben Taub Hospital. A leader in reproductive health and family planning, Dr. Beasley directs multiple training programs and serves as president-elect of the Society of Family Planning while maintaining a clinical practice in the Harris Health System. Dr. Beasley earned her medical degree and completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine. Her advanced training includes a complex family planning fellowship and a Master of Public Health with a concentration in epidemiology from Columbia University. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a fellow in the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

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in memoriam Cecile Richards, 1957-2025

ABOVE RIGHT: Cecile Richards with PPGC staff at the grand opening of the New Orleans health center, a project made possible by Cecile’s work on the Southern Access Project.

ABOVE LEFT: Cecile at the 2013 Stand with Texas Women rally in downtown Houston.

BELOW: Cecile with President & CEO Melaney Linton at PPGC’s 2017 record-setting Roe v.

Wade Luncheon, where Cecile delivered keynote remarks.

A tireless champion and dear friend to Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, Cecile Richards passed away on January 20, 2025 after a valiant battle with brain cancer.

A proud first daughter of Texas who adopted Louisiana as a second home, Cecile had a special connection to our region and never once stopped fighting for its people.

During her 12-year tenure as our national president and CEO, Cecile shepherded Planned Parenthood into the 21st century and grew our movement by millions of supporters. Cecile’s visionary leadership shaped Planned Parenthood into what it is today, and her enduring strength and fighting spirit have inspired a whole generation of activists to make Good Trouble.

Her loss will be felt by all who knew her and even those who didn’t.

Her legacy will live on in every Planned Parenthood health center, in every woman who finds strength in her own choices, and in every life changed by her relentless fight for freedom and dignity.

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in memoriam Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, 1950-2024 Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast mourns the loss of U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a fierce and steadfast advocate for reproductive health, rights, and justice, who passed away on July 19, 2024. For decades, Rep. Jackson Lee faithfully served our communities and fought tirelessly for all of our freedoms. A formidable force in Congress and a reliable presence at home, Rep. Jackson Lee was a true public servant and champion for the people, particularly the historically marginalized communities she represented with pride and passion.

We were delighted to see the Congresswoman, as we so often did, at last year’s versus Luncheon and could always count on her unwavering support for Planned Parenthood and our patients. She was an indefatigable defender of our rights, and she leaves a legacy of civil service and advocacy that will inspire generations of future leaders. Her death is a profound loss for our community and our country.

TOP RIGHT: Congresswoman Jackson Lee with PPGC President & CEO Melaney Linton at last year’s versus Luncheon. ABOVE: Congresswoman Jackson Lee with the late Cecile Richards (left) and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (right) at past PPGC luncheons.

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ppgc board of directors Pam Reiland, Chair Cathy Coleman, Vice Chair Victoria Ramos, Treasurer Juliet McBride, Secretary Lindsay Reeves, Development Committee Chair Robin O’Neil, Immediate Past Chair Belinda Lewis Batiste Lisa Coffin Mariella De Alba Ortiz

Tiffany Echevarria Micah Fincher Fatima Hassan Ali Angela Jones, PhD Rashmi Kudesia, MD Verniss McFarland Erin Mincberg Spiegel Swati Narayan Michael Reeder Takema Robinson Rochelle Tafolla

luncheon committee Allie Peacock, Chair Madhureeta Achari, MD & William B. Dixon II Laury Adams Natalye Appel Maida Asofsky Sarah Balinskas Eileen Barrett Anitra Beasley Preity Bhagia Lee Blask Katie Bolt Hillary Boswell Kathleen A. Boyd Lauren Brollier Katherine Butler Lori Choi Lisa Coffin Margie Cohen Clare H. Doyle Micah Fincher Stephanie Spicer Frey Amanda Gelb Karen Ostrum George Louise & Larry Glenn Rhoda Goldberg Betsy Goldstein 8

Katie Beth Gottlieb Shelley Gottschalk Caitlin Halpern Carla Holeva Ann Jackson Katherine Jackson Leora Kahn Sara Kelly Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker Marilyn Knight Jacqueline Koenig Peggie Kohnert Sandy Lessig Kimberly Lopez Silky Malik Elena Marks Nancy McGregor & Neal Manne Lisa Mellencamp Beth Merfish Sherry Merfish Beatrice MladenkaFowler Katie Moore David Morris Amy Moss Michele P. Mullin

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M. Anne Murphy Rufi Natarajan Suzanne Nimocks Beth Peré Brenda Peters-Chase Jil Robbins Pollock Janet Pozmantier Chuck Randall Pam Reiland Ashleigh Rickertsen Lillie Robertson Rachel Roosth Ellen Safier Cathryn Rodd Selman Angela Smith Kimberly Hickson Spaw Lori Swann Rochelle Tafolla Karen Twitchell Jessica Walters Thebe Warren Julie Watkins Rebecca White & Scott Brann Lora Wildenthal Paulette Wolfson

luncheon sponsors SECOND CENTURY Gardenia Foundation VISIONARY Anne & Albert Chao / Diana Strassmann & Jeff Smisek Gene Graham Joan Hohlt & Roger Wich Foundation Burdine Clayton Johnson LEGACY Janet Clark Deborah Detering / Lizzie & Scott Fletcher / Katherine & Gordon Center / Shelley & Matt Stein Anne Lewis & David Morris Suzan Miles Allie Peacock Lillie Robertson MOVEMENT MAKER Amanda & Sarah Gelb Karen George / Karen Shouse / Karen Twitchell Wendy & Mavis Kelsey Peggie Kohnert Nancy McGregor & Neal Manne Sherry & Gerald Merfish Carolyn & Jake Sabat CHAMPION OF CHOICE Margie Beaudet Nancy Bolduc & Barbara Mackey Jim Boyd Wendy Chiles Clare Doyle / Ann Kennedy & Geoffrey Walker / Suzanne Nimocks / Cathryn Selman Marta Fonseca / Liz & Cris McGuffee / Julie & Paul Watkins Esther Friedman Family Foundation / Ann & J. Kent Friedman

Susanne Galtney Melanie Gray & Mark Wawro Jill, Sarah, & Brittany Jewett Ann Kaufman / Barbara Samuels Beth Matusoff Merfish & Daniel Coleman Beth Robertson Marci Rosenberg & Benjamin Samuels Ellen Safier Jeri & Marc Shapiro Angela Laswell Smith & Mark W. Smith Tracy Stein Lorraine Wulfe COURAGEOUS VOICE Madhureeta Achari, MD & William B. Dixon II Joan & Stanford Alexander Family Beth Apke & Stephanie Larsen Terri Benson & Andy Sikora Preity Bhagia Lauren Kaufman Blachman / Marcy Laviage / Lisa Pollock Lee Blask Virginia (Ginger) A. Clark Lisa Coffin / Jocelyn Coffin Sharon Davis Jenny Elkins Jennifer B. Farnell / Carol S. Price Karen Freedman Martha Freedman Rhonda Gerson / Deedee Ostfeld / Sheila Loewenstern / Ede Weiner Louise Glenn / Paulette Wolfson Betsy Goldstein Jeryl & Jeff Golub / Jacqueline Koenig / Christine Laskin Jan Greer / Rose Ann Medlin & Bill Joor Emily & Kevin Haggard Paige & George Hagle 2025 VERSUS LUNCHEON

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luncheon sponsors Caitlin Halpern Jacqueline Hecht & Wayne Dorris Rochelle & Alan Jacobson Sis & Hasty Johnson Robert & Margery Loeb Meredith Maierson Elena & Kenneth Marks Jan McNeill & Frank Griffin Minnie & Jhett Nelson Robin O’Neil & Jonathan Eisen Louise Bayless Parsley Jil Robbins Pollock Kathryn Rabinow & Gail Faris Victoria Ramos Carroll Ray Frannie Robertson Beverly Robinson Rachel Roosth Mallory and James Shaddix Gwynneth Smith Lori Swann & Cathy Easter Rochelle Tafolla & Richard Hess Thebe Warren Rebecca White & Scott Brann ADVOCATE Laury Adams Christina Alvarez-Perry American Civil Liberties Union of Texas Maida Asofsky Katie Bolt, MD Commissioner Lesley Briones Heather Brown Katherine Louise Butler Barbara & Richard Calfee Margie Cohen Marcia Davidoff / Karen Feld / Joyce Sandweiss Anne Furse Kathy Watkins Harrison Kimberly Hickson & David Spaw Cisselon Hurd 10

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I’ll Have What She’s Having Ann Jackson Ann Jackson / Virginia Jackson Leora Kahn Katie Kildal & Mitra Woody Legal Media, Inc. Sandy Lessig Augusta Levine Teresa McCanlies Carly Milner & Ashleigh Rickertsen Ginni & Richard Mithoff Beatrice Mladenka-Fowler & Jesse Fowler Michele P. Mullin Veronica Nasser H. Russell Pitman Michele Pola Susan Rafte / Katherine Wildman ROADwomen Sylvia & Mark Russell Lois Farfel Stark Alia Vinson & Rob Icsezen Connie Wallace Jessica Walters Whatever It Takes Lora Wildenthal Cyvia Wolff FIERCE FRIEND Dr. Natasha Afonso Neelofur Ahmad Mary Ainslie & Lee Huber Marcy Antiuk Katy Bacon Betty Baer Sharon Baker Anitra Beasley Sarah Bennett / Vivian Vanden Bout / Lauren Brollier / Laura Doherty / Kelsey Falcone / Kathryn King / Stephanie Paal / Megan Pallister / Daniele Soheli / Yuri Thompson

luncheon sponsors Hillary Boswell Hon. Marilyn Burgess, District Clerk Katherine Louise Butler Cafe Con Ladies Katie Carner Claire Caudill & Marsha Dodson Cathy Coleman Dee Coleman Carly Craig Drs. Sheri & Cliff Dasco Catherine Del Paggio Nisha Desai / Tammira Philippe / Amanda Townsley Jennifer Ducey / Kari Findley / Amy Melton Emerson UU Church First Unitarian Universalist Church of Houston Harriet Foster Stephanie Spicer Frey Friends of Lizzie Fletcher Friends of Sandy Lessig Dacia & Robert Gonzales Lainie Gordon & David Mincberg / Erin Mincberg Spiegel & Scotty Spiegel Katie Beth, Adam, & Eliana Gottlieb Havins & Associates, PC Katy & Clyde Hays HPV Book Club Vicki Huff Heather Hughes Kate Jackson Sandy & Dr. Richard Jackson Carey Jordan & Iona Kaiser Katy Area Democrats Susan Kennedy Ashly Kirkland Marilyn Knight / M. Anne Murphy Ron Kronberg Lady Liberty Row Suzy LaForge / Pamela L. Reiland

Zachary Lessig Nicole Sofer Loewenstern Audrey MacLean Gabby Martinez Lisa Mellencamp & Chuck Randall Barbara Miller Susan Morrison Rufi Natarajan Laurie Noteboom Laura Ogburn Karen Oshman Wanda Pan & David Tocco Francey Pengra & Edwin Allday Brenda Peters-Chase Phillips / Kelly / Leuders / Campbell / Bellows / Black Michele Bower Piazza Janet & Jeff Pozmantier Mrs. Risher Randall Pamela L. Reiland Monica Roberson Susan Rokes Phyllis L. Segal Dr. Ed & Susan Septimus Priti Singh Abhi Sreerama Myron & Rowena Steves Janice Stooksberry Swati & Friends Sarah Symecko Swati & Friends Kris & Neil Thomas Tracy V. Wallach Chris L. West Jr. Nancy Wilson & John Dickinson Linda & Richard Zoll UNDERWRITER Sally S. Alcorn Paula Arnold Rebecca Arnold Nancy Atlas Jacquelyn Barish 2025 VERSUS LUNCHEON

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luncheon sponsors Kathy K. Berkman Amber Bonner Claire Brooks Janet Caldwell Meryl Cohen Miles J. Davis Odus Evbagharu Erin Willis Farmer Micah J. Fincher Claire Liu Greenberg Alison de Lima Greene Rhoda Goldberg Liz Hanks Julia Pemberton Hellums Diane S. Kaplan Kathryn Kase Elizabeth Kidd Tammy Kidd Rebecca Lamb Laura Lopez

Layne Mason Laura Clyburn McWilliams Katherine & John Orton Dr. Tina Pariani H. Neal Parker Beth Peré Drs. Ben Saldaña & Alicia Kowalchuk Betsy Schreiber Hinda Simon Patricia Caycedo Smith Nancy P. Thompson Emily Todd Kristine & Stephen Wallace Alison Weaver Carol Weaver Katherine Seger Weber Rochelle White Carol Wolk

Thank you to our generous vendor sponsors for helping make this luncheon special:

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arts project This year we are thrilled to introduce a new arts project in support of our annual luncheon — a space for hope, rage, strength, and resilience.

Through the transformative power of art, we process the shifting landscape for reproductive rights and justice while highlighting the vital health services PPGC provides, from preventive exams and lifesaving cancer screenings to birth control, STI testing and treatment, and genderaffirming hormone therapy.

The exhibit is a powerful reminder of PPGC’s mission to provide health care, education, and advocacy for all. We invite you to explore the artwork next to the check-in stations, where some pieces are available for sale by the artist and a portion of proceeds will benefit PPGC.

FEATURED WORKS: Finding Pieces of Me by R Babb The Choice by Eliana Gottlieb It’s All in the Details by Antonia Lara Sanchez Our Rights by Loren Siems Todos by Angel Quesada

AFTERPARTY After last year’s smashing success, we’re bringing back the official versus afterparty to keep the celebration going after the luncheon! Join us from 2 p.m. onward at Angel Share HTX (924 Congress St.), where a portion of all proceeds will benefit Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast and our mission.

The versus afterparty is an opportunity to extend the spirit of giving, providing extra time and space for meaningful connections and celebration with like-minded supporters as we continue the fight for reproductive freedom in our community. Luncheon tickets are not required to attend the afterparty, and we encourage you to invite your friends and colleagues to raise a glass with us!

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our vision

Planned Parenthood seeks a world in which all children are wanted and cared for, all individuals have equal rights and dignity, sexuality is expressed with honesty, equality, and responsibility, and the decision to bear children is private and voluntary.

our mission

The mission of Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast is to ensure the right and ability of all individuals to manage their sexual and reproductive health by providing health services, education, and advocacy.

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