Healing Hands Luncheon

The 2027 Healing Hands Luncheon will be held on April 7th, 2027, at the Arts District Mansion in Dallas. Alongside Co-Chairs Julie & Kregg Jodie and Kristi & Bill Francis, we are excited to host Best-Selling Author Shawn Achor as our featured speaker this year.

April 7, 2027
Arts District Mansion

Healing Hands Luncheon 2027 Co-Chairs

Julie & Kregg Jodie and Kristi & Bill Francis

Honorary Chairs

Susan & John Farris

Shannon Graham

Honorary chair

Featured Speaker: Shawn Achor

Shawn is the New York Times best-selling author of The Happiness Advantage and Big Potential. His Happiness Advantage training is one of the largest and most successful positive psychology corporate training programs in the world.

Shawn’s research has been published in the top psychology journal for work he did at UBS in partnership with Yale University to transform how stress impacts the body. He also did a two-part series with Oprah at her house to discuss his mission to bring positive psychology to the world.

Featured Emcee: WFAA's Cynthia Izaguirre

We are excited to welcome WFAA anchor and reporter, Cynthia Izaguirre, as the emcee for the 2026 Healing Hands Luncheon. 

2026 Raffle Prizes

2026 Sponsors

Platinum Sponsor

Katherine and Austin Wyker

Texas Health Resources

Rosewood Corporation

Gold Sponsor

Anonymous

Silver Sponsor

Baker Triangle

Comerica

Shannon Graham

John Salazar

Bronze Sponsor

Ace Healthcare Solutions

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas

BNY

Cigna

Greenberg Traurig LLP

Joe and Kelly Foster

Julie and Kregg Jodie

Cheryl Luck

Medical City

Mutual of Omaha / Marsh McLennan Agency

Amy and Ran Merrill

Northern Trust

Mary Martha Pickens

Lisa & Bill Sims/ SST Accountants & Consultants

Dina Steele

Kay Sim and Stacey Walker

Patron

Anonymous

Anne and Jeremy Besser

Gina and Ken Betts

Lisa Cooley

Burrows Consulting

Regina Montoya and Paul Coggins

Katie and John Dzimisnki

Claire and Dwight Emanuelson

Kristi S. Francis

Louise Griffeth

Kristen and Steve Harris

Catherine and Greg Jaynes

Pat and Chris Kelly

Sharon and Gill Kirkpatrick

Kline Family Foundation

Sarah Losinger

Max Post

Michal Powell

Kim Quinn

Lisa K. Simmons

Jackson Walker LLP

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