14th Annual Rockin’ Resiliency Luncheon
Sunday, November 3, 2024 | 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Royal Sonesta Hotel
Luncheon Chairs:
Donae and Bella Chramosta
Keynote Speaker: Alexis Loving, President & CEO, SEARCH Homeless Services
Amy Pierce
Sue Trammell Whitfield Award
for Resiliency
About Amy
Amy Pierce
Amy Pierce is a community activist and civic leader who focuses on supporting the arts, education, children, and combatting homelessness and sex trafficking. She and her husband, Rob, have been married for 32 years, having met at the University of Texas at Austin. After living in Washington, D.C., and New York City, they returned to Houston in 2004 to reestablish their Texas roots and are proud parents of four children.
Amy has a passion for the arts, especially musical theatre. She joined the Board of Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) shortly after moving back to Houston, served as Chairman of the Board from 2015-2017, and currently chairs TUTS’ capital campaign. She and Rob co-chaired TUTS’ 50th Anniversary Season, and Amy co-founded TUTS’ volunteer auxiliary, The Leading Ladies. Amy is also active in education and children’s issues, having served as Chair of the Board of KNOWAutism Foundation, Chair of UNICEF USA’s Southwest Region Chapter, and as a board member of The Women’s Fund and Awty International School.
Amy co-founded The Houston 20, a movement of community leaders combatting sex trafficking, and serves on the Board of SEARCH Homeless Services, chairing its Development Committee. She joined Memorial Hermann Foundation’s Board in 2022 and co-chaired the 2023 Razzle Dazzle Luncheon. Recognized for her service, Amy was named Easter Seals “Mother of the Year,” a “Woman of Substance,” and a “Woman of Distinction.” Amy and Rob were honored as Social Book’s 2022 “Houston Treasures” and were the honorees for the 2023 TUTS’ Gala. They instill dedication to service, compassion, and the importance of education in their children: Kendall, Kyle, Kaitlyn, and Kamren.
Dorothy Gibbons, CEO and Co-founder, The Rose
The John P. McGovern Foundation “Champion in Women’s Health and Wellness” Award recipient
About Dorothy
Dorothy Gibbons
Dorothy and Dr. Dixie Melillo founded The Rose in 1986 believing that no woman should die from breast cancer because she could not afford a mammogram. Since its inception, The Rose has served over nearly one million women and men and provided 1,300,000 services. With two Houston-based diagnostic centers and five mobile mammography coaches, The Rose serves over 40,000 women annually and provides services throughout 43 counties in Southeast Texas. Its Mobile Mammography Program is the largest in the State. The Rose is recognized as a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence and is listed as a top safety net provider for breast healthcare in Harris County. Its award-winning Patient Navigation Program secures treatment for 500 uninsured women each year who are diagnosed with breast cancer and has been replicated throughout the nation.
Dorothy introduced the concept of patient navigators in 1999, created the Breast Health Collaborative of Texas in 2007, and launched a multi-county mobile mammography program in 2010. In 2022, she initiated the Mammogram to Medical Home program to eliminate another barrier to care for those women who do not have a physician.
She was the first female to win the Community Health Leadership Award in 2008, in 2017, she was recognized nationally with Nancy Brinker as a Woman of Vision, was one of 2020’s Most Admired CEOs by Houston Business Journal and in 2022 a SurviveHER Champion.
Dorothy’s book, The Women of The Rose, published in 2015, has ranked number one in Cancer E-books. In March, 2023 Dorothy launched The Rose “Let’s Talk About Your Breasts” Podcast which ranked #8 on Apple non-profit podcasts and has now exceeded 35,000 downloads.
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