Jennifer Bartkowski

Karen Hughes White, Effie Dennison, Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, and Caren Lock at the 2025 Texas Womens Foundation Leadership Forum & Awards Celebration in May. [Photo: Kim Leeson and Guy Rogers/TXWF]

The Last Word: Karen Hughes White on Ann Richards’ Timeless Advice—and the Ripple Effect of Investing in Women

by Quincy Preston | May 28, 2025

“Because we know that an investment in a woman is an investment in her family and in her community.”

Karen Hughes White President and CEO Texas Women’s Foundation …speaking at the organization’s Leadership Forum and Awards Celebration earlier this month.

Karen Hughes White wasn’t speaking in theory when she recently addressed the crowd at the Omni Dallas Hotel....

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The Last Word: Jennifer Bartkowski on Partnering with Toyota Connected on the GSNET ‘E for Engineering’ Patch

by Dallas Innovates | Staff Report | Jun 27, 2024

Today, TCNA welcomed Girl Scouts from the organization into its Plano HQ for career mentoring and to fulfill the requirements for the “E for Engineering” patch. The Scouts participated in a half day of activities including "how technology is implemented to make vehicles safer, how to use the scientific method in problem-solving, and mentorship from women in technology-related fields," TCNA said.

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Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Announces 12 ‘In Her Shoes’ Honorees

by Lance Murray | May 1, 2024

In conjunction with the museum's special exhibition, Walk this Way: Footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes, "In Her Shoes" aims to elevate the work and impact of 12 notable female leaders in the region and champion the various causes and communities they serve, the museum said.

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