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2017 living bankcelebration
2017living bankcelebration
On behalf of ourBoard of Directors
Thank youfor joining us
This evening we are honoring
Michael Skelly Living Kidney Donor and Founder
and President of Clean Line Energy
Benefiting The Living Bank
”Be Someone‘s Hero“was inspired by Michael and all living organ donors.
Their courage and willing sacrifice is the true essence of a hero.
Mistress and Master of CeremoniesDonna McKenzie and Doug Williams
InvocationManuel Maldonado
AcknowledgementsDavid Gregory, Board ChairKelly Perdue, President and Chief Executive Officer
DinnerBaby Greens with Orange Segments, Feta Cheese and Spiced PecansChicken Picatta with Asparagus and RisottoPecan Ball
EntertainmentLive ArtMicah the Artist
Energized byDJ Michael Eclectic
Introduction of Celebrate Life Honoree
Celebrate Life HonoreeMichael Skelly
Be Someone’s Hero Short Film
Live AuctionMark Hobieka, M.D.Transplant SurgeonHouston Methodist Hospital
Contributions
Premier UnderwriterThe JLH Foundation
UnderwritersDavid H. Belding In memory of Grant Hamilton BeldingNancy and Steve BynonCamden Wealth Advisors Sanford CrinerDr. Harold and Sandra FieldsHeitkamp Swift ArchitectsJoy Horak-Brown In memory of Ronald Nelson Brown and Brandi Laine BrownLifeGiftLimb DesignLocke Lord LLPJoan Anderson McGurk In memory of Glen KarstenMemorial HermannNora’s Home/ Drs. Lillian and A. Osama GaberH. Russell PitmanJim Rosenfeld and Tom BeckerSilver Eagle Distributors Beth Williams, TechTrans InternationalTexas Children’s HospitalMichael Skelly In honor of Delores SkellyNina and Michael Zilkha
Marian Davenport In honor of Kelly PerdueAraceli Flores In honor of Rigo FloresCece and Mack Fowler In honor of Michael SkellyDiane Ikonomidis In honor of Dolly PhillipsSuzanne Jancuski In honor of Diane IkonomidisMarie Louise and David Kinder In honor of Michael SkellyMargaret Mulcahy In honor of Michael SkellyKelly Brown Perdue In memory of Ronald Nelson Brown and Brandi Laine BrownJoe and Anne RomanoBeverly and Larry RossonNancy and Hans StrohmerRudyne Walker In honor of Dana Edson, my donorShari Wescott In memory of Brandi Laine BrownDr. William and Susan Wescott In memory of Brandi Laine Brown
Contributions
Nancy Ames and Danny WardNory AngelDenise Castillo-RhodesAlina and Roberto GarciaRachel GowerDr. Mark and Laura HobeikaJoy Horak-BrownKayla and Jim Lehmann
Linda LimbLisa Malosky and Don FriedellMary Ann and David McKeithanMartha Molina and Al TrullenqueJamie and Kevin MyerJohn L. Nau IIIBeverly and Larry RossonDominique Sachse
Nancy and Hans StrohmerIleana and Michael TreviñoBiddie and David WebbBeth WilliamsKathleen and Pat WoodDr. R. Patrick and Sherri WoodNina and Michael Zilkha
HONOREE
Michael Skellyliving kidney donor, founder and president of Clean Line Energy, and committed community leader.
Michael and his wife, Anne Whitlock, are community leaders. Their socially conscious approach has made a meaningful and sustained impact in neighborhoods across our great city. A commitment to contribute and give back to the world around them is a fundamental characteristic reflected in each of them. This explains Michael’s immediate willingness to donate a kidney to his sister, Margaret, when she needed a life-saving transplant. Michael is the founder and president of Clean Line Energy, a company developing interstate transmission lines to connect America’s best wind energy resources to those who need it. Michael founded the company with the vision to build game changing infrastructure projects that dramatically increase America’s supply of low-cost clean energy, while creating jobs and supporting communities. Prior to founding Clean Line Energy, Michael led the development of Horizon Wind Energy from a two-person company to a leadership position in the U.S. wind industry. The American Wind Energy Association subsequently recognized Michael with the “Wind Industry Person of the Year” award in 2008. Before Horizon, Michael developed
thermal, hydroelectric, biomass and wind energy projects in Central America with Energia Global. In the early 1990’s Michael co-founded the Rain Forest Aerial Tram, a mile-long tramway system which takes visitors on an aerial tour of the rain forest in Costa Rica. In 2008, he ran for the United States Congress as the Democratic nominee in the seventh District of Texas. Michael applies his expertise in developing large-scale infrastructure to enhance transportation options and increase access to parks in Houston. In 2011, Michael co-led the “ParksByYou” campaign, which resulted in the passage of a $150 million bond measure to fund 100 plus miles of trails along the city’s bayous. Today, Michael sits on the boards of Houston Parks Board, Houston Bike Share, and the American Wind Energy Association. Michael holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Central America and speaks fluent Spanish. Michael and his wife Anne live in Firehouse No. 2, a 1910 brick fire station which they recently restored in the East End of Houston.
David “Davey Jones” Maldonado is a Houston-based artist that uses the various mediums of visual art, music and live performance to tell his story. His artwork features elements drawn from Mexican folk art and murals blended in a contemporary style. His work reflects conversations of faith, culture and pays homage to the locals that inspire him to pursue his vision.
Guillermo Cubillos has a passion for sketching pop art, portraits and children’s characters. For his earlier works, he used traditional mediums of oil and pastel, but today, digital art has become his medium of choice. His innate love of art has led to his unique interpretation of mainstream culture.
Micah Simmons (a.k.a. MICAHtheARTIST) relies on color to relate form and feeling. His story involves a lengthy and sometimes daunting path to sight as a result of three corneal transplants. The colors and loose command of flow, coupled with the influence music has in his creative process, are testament to his journey. When he is painting for an audience, he absorbs their energy, which becomes as much a part of the work as the paint and the canvas.
LiveAuction of Art Benefiting The Living Bank
Live art painting by Micah the Artist
Live art painting by David “Davey Jones” Maldonado
Three 36 x 36 canvas prints illustrated by Guillermo Cubillos
micahtheartist.com [email protected]
daveyjonesart.com [email protected]
The Power of LIFE: Living Kidney Donor Awarenessprogram provides education on living kidney donation and empowers communities to make informed health decisions.
The Independent Living Donor Advocate (ILDA)program serves transplant centers, locally and to distant site locations via telehealth. Our licensed clinical social worker ILDAs serve to protect and promote the best interests of living donors to ensure their decision is informed and free from coercion.
The Independent Living Donor Advocate Network™ (ILDAN™)provides professional development to nurses, social workers and other ILDA health professionals in transplant centers across the nation.
The Living Bank advances living organ donation to confront the critical shortage of organs needed for life-saving transplants.
No one should die waiting for a transplant just because they did not know living kidney donation was an option. And, for the undiscovered heroes who would have donated, if only they had known, they had the power to save a life.
Officers
StaffKelly Perdue, CPAPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Cathleen Thomas Program Coordinator
Teresa Radosti Development and Database Specialist
Haley Vyrostek Administrative Assistant
Sharon Coplon, LMSW
Lisa Getz, LCSW
Tracey L. Reeves, LCSW
Shelley Spector, LCSW
Shahzad BashirMorae Global Corporation
Michael C. Braun, MD, FASNTexas Children’s Hospital
J. Steve Bynon, Jr., MD, FACSMemorial Hermann - TMC
Judith Craven, MD, MPH(Retired) United Way of the Texas Gulf Coast
Salil V. Deshpande, MD, MBAUnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Texas
A. Osama Gaber, MD, FACSHouston Methodist
Carolyne B. Oliver(Retired) Texas Southern University
Jim RosenfeldMartha Turner Properties
Josh TabinConsultant
Kathleen WoodLiving Kidney Donor
David M. Gregory, ChairmanLocke Lord LLP
Mark J. Biscone, PhD, FACHE, Vice ChairmanCHI, St. Luke’s Health, Living Kidney Donor
Kristine Mineman, TreasurerDeloitte Tax LLP
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