Thank you to our 2023 Host Committee
Julie Sacks and Erika Summers (Co-Chairs)
Kristin Beal, Vanessa Hall, Georgina Heard-Labonne, Tif Meikle, Fatima Mohiuddin, Diana Palomar,
Lisa Bennett Thompson, Cristina Vera
Designers
A. Hunt Design
Andrea Hunt-Shelton
Alexandra Antoine
Alexandra Antoine
Amy Crum Designs
Amy Crum
A'vents by August
Alicia August Wright
Blumgarten
Ilda Orozco
Brittney Kee Floral Design
Brittney Kee
Hearthstone & Terrace
Charlie Murray
Honey Street Flowers
Lisa Marie Brown
Luz Cardenas
Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Champion Sponsors
LILY SPONSORS
Julie & Kenny Sacks
FERN SPONSORS
Andy & Nancy Mills
Laura Sage
Maurice Smith
Food & Beverage Sponsors
DESSERT SPONSORS
HAIR AND MAKEUP SPONSORS
MEDIA SPONSOR
Photography sponsored in part by Jeremiah Olatunde, Moments for Life Media Productions
Production Partners
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Paul A. Labonne
Chairman
John Harris
Vice Chairman
Peter Schlossman
Secretary
Henry Krasnow
Treasurer
David Bacon
Cornell Barnett
Kristin Beal
Alan Bell
Mary Clare Bonaccorsi
Wilonda Cannon
Elinor Escamilla
Vanessa Hall
Paul Levy
Sarah Eva Monroe
Reggie Moore
Mary Nelson
Diana Palomar
Blair Price
Aaron Robinson
Erika Summers
Amanda Williams
Ex-Officio Members
Cathy Breitenbach
Director of Cultural and Natural Resources
Chicago Park District
Mary Eysenbach
Director of Conservatories
Chicago Park District
Jennifer Van Valkenburg
President & CEO
Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance
Honorary Members
Teresa M. Alvarez
Levette Haynes
Alan Lindquist
Jacqueline McKay
Margo Morris
Dr. Gwendolyn Rogers*
Karen Seamen
John A. Shea*
Scott Sonoc
Gail Thompson
*Deceased
