Table Talk
29th Annual Table Talk Luncheon
Monday, March 30, 2026
at the Hilton Americas, Houston
11:00 a.m. Reception | 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. Conversations
Co-Chairs: Alba Huerta & Priscilla Picasso
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Converse. Share. Learn.
Table Talk is a fascinating combination of conversations over lunch, led by dynamic
women of various cultures, professions and experience at each table. Table Talk benefits
the Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies program at the University of Houston. The
WGSS program combines theoretical and empirical studies to give students the tools
to analyze the gender dynamics of the past and present and to build a fair future.
Host Committee
Rhonda Arnold, Annette Bracey, Ann Lacy Brown, Divya Brown, Shannon Buggs, Libby Cheney,
Sarah Cooper, Cheryl Creuzot, June Deadrick, Melissa Edwards, Caroline Fant, Samina
Farid, Jessica Farrar, Andi Georgsson, Eleanor Gilbane, Melanie Gray, MaryScott Hagle,
Leisa Holland Nelson, Chinhui Juhn, Mandy Kao, Sippi Khurana, M.D., Melissa King,
Brenda Mainwaring, Sultana Mangalji, Terry Morales, Sharon Michael Owens, Sue Payne,
Leila Perrin, Beverly Robinson, Sally Russ, Yava Scott, Angela Shippy, M.D., Carey
C. Shuart, Sannam Warrender
FWGSS Board
Danielle Bartz (President), Annie Benifield, Ph.D. (VP), Cristina Garcia Gamboa (Treasurer), Amber Burton Alfred, J.D., Michelle Avalos, Cara Baez, Marjorie Duplantier Gonzalez, Cathryn Martinez, Elisabeth Netherton, M.D., Amber Rangel, Guillermo de los Reyes, Ph.D., Julia Ossemi- Seied, Leandra Zarnow, Ph.D.
Advisory Council
Carmen Peña Abrego, Dina Alsowayel, Ph.D., Nina Andrews, Annette Bracey,
Lemar Brown, Patricia Cabrera, Elizabeth Chiao, MD, Decie Autin Coleman,
Ruth Dreessen, Caroline Fant, Samina Farid, MaryScott Hagle, Eliza Horn,
Geordie Hrdlicka, Mandy Kao, Shannon Langrand, GinRu Lee, Susana Monteverde,
Swati Narayan, Tanya Pal, Sue Payne (Chair), Kathryn Peek, Ph.D.,
Beverly Robinson, Rebecca Rush, Yava Scott, Joy Sewing,
Shreela Sharma, PhD, Angela Shippy, M.D., Carey Shuart,
MaryRoss Taylor, Patricia Gardner Young
Lemar Brown, Patricia Cabrera, Elizabeth Chiao, MD, Decie Autin Coleman,
Ruth Dreessen, Caroline Fant, Samina Farid, MaryScott Hagle, Eliza Horn,
Geordie Hrdlicka, Mandy Kao, Shannon Langrand, GinRu Lee, Susana Monteverde,
Swati Narayan, Tanya Pal, Sue Payne (Chair), Kathryn Peek, Ph.D.,
Beverly Robinson, Rebecca Rush, Yava Scott, Joy Sewing,
Shreela Sharma, PhD, Angela Shippy, M.D., Carey Shuart,
MaryRoss Taylor, Patricia Gardner Young