Baylor Business Network of San Antonio
Connect with the Baylor Business Network of San Antonio, a strong group of leaders who serve Baylor and their San Antonio community with distinction. Come to network, seek potential employees/employers and enjoy dynamic speakers. At our quarterly meetings, you'll hear from distinguished speakers on topics relevant to the SA community-the economy, Latin-American relations, healthcare, hunting and gaming and more.
BBN Chair:
Mark Murphy; markryanmurphy@gmail.com
Bear2Bear Chair:
Courtney Veltri; courtney928@gmail.com
Steering Committee:
Rene Benavides
Catherine Clarke
Josh Dinning
Ed Dyer
Monty Erben
Sylvia Esparza
Israel Garcia
Kyle Gunter
Bonny Johnston
Bramer Owens
Dick Tye
Shannon Sedgwick Davis
Human rights activist & Partner, Bridgeway Foundation
WHEN
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
11:30am - 1:00pm
WHERE
Paesano's Lincoln Heights
555 E. Basse Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78209
COST
Premium tables of 8: $180
Individual lunch: $20
Young graduates ('04-'09): $10
RSVP
Register Online
or call toll-free 1-866-281-9444.
Shannon Sedgwick Davis, JD '01, is a partner at Bridgeway Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Bridgeway Capital Management, Inc. The Houston-based investment firm commits one-half of its annual profits towards philanthropic endeavors that focus on eliminating genocide as well as the promotion of peace, reconciliation, and human rights around the world.
Shannon has been a passionate advocate for social justice and international human rights her entire professional career. She previously served as vice-president of Geneva Global, an organization that invests in Third World communities, and as Director of Public Affairs at International Justice Mission, a human-rights organization in Washington, D.C. that focuses on ending slavery, forced prostitution, and illegal land seizures in the developing world. During her tenure at International Justice Mission, Shannon organized the 2002 Olympics' Sex Trafficking Briefing where Madeline Albright was the keynote speaker. She also conducted high level briefings for White House staff, members of Congress and human rights activists including Bono and Robert Redford. Shannon's work was featured in the Emmy award winning Dateline segment, "Children for sale." Shannon has spent a significant amount of time traveling abroad working to free children from brothels and slavery. Most recently, Shannon has joined the advisory board of The Elders, a collective group of world leaders assembled to contribute their wisdom, independent leadership and integrity to tackling some of the world's toughest problems. The Elders include, Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, President Jimmy Carter and Kofi Annan among others.
Shannon is a member of a number of non-profit boards working both within the US and abroad. An attorney, Shannon is an honors graduate of McMurry University and Baylor Law School. She currently resides in her hometown of San Antonio, Texas with her husband, 3-year-old son Connor and newborn son Brody.
Visit the Baylor Network site regularly to find out about upcoming events.
For more information, contact Chrissy Healey, Assistant Director of the Baylor Business Network.
