DALLAS WOMEN’S FOUNDATION HONORED MARISSA E. HORNE WITH YOUNG LEADER AWARD

Dallas Women’s Foundation’s Young Leader Award recognizes breakthrough leadership exhibited by a woman under the age of forty who is achieving success in a field, initiative or sector, and creating a path of opportunity for other women to follow. The recipients of the Young Leader Award were honored at Dallas Women’s Foundation Leadership Forum & Awards Dinner on Thursday, April 30, 2015.

Marissa E. Horne, a graduate of Harvard Business School, started her career on Wall Street in Information Technology and today is the director of IT Finance at American Airlines. Marissa is committed to furthering opportunities of a career in STEM to students, especially girls. In Dallas, she worked diligently to launch The Dallas Chapter of the Links, Inc. STEM Academy, which introduces middle school girls throughout the city to STEM-related interests.  

Christa Sanford, first partner of her caliber at Baker Botts and mentor of young professionals.

Join us on April 30 as we celebrate the courageous women who have catalyzed change for women and girls in North Texas when we present seven female leaders with the 2015 Maura Women Helping Women Award and the Young Leader Award at the Leadership Forum and Awards Dinner, presented by AT&T. The dinner is co-chaired by Ann Margolin, former Dallas City Council member and Pat J. Villareal, partner at Jones Day, and will feature keynote speaker Joyce Roché, former Girls Incorporated President and Chief Executive Officer. 

Dallas Women’s Foundation’s Young Leader Award was established in 2013 to recognize breakthrough leadership exhibited by women under the age of 40 who are achieving success in a field, initiative or sector, and are creating a path of opportunity for other women to follow.