Girls’ Night In
Dr. Marina Hannen, Dr. Rita Hyde, Dr. Rhea Pimentel, and Dr. Ashley Simmons were the honorary co-chairmen of the ninth annual Girls’ Night In on February 26th at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The event supported the Adelaide C. Ward Women’s Heart Health Center at The University of Kansas Hospital and Turning Point: The Center for Hope and Healing, and featured heartfelt stories from Leslie Bayer, Lina Dickinson, Charles Ferruzza, Sherry Kuehl, and Carolyn Long. Darby Brender served as the host committee chairmen.
Also featured in the April 5th issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Mark McDonald
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| Shannon Pishny, Michelle Robin, Carolyn Long, featured speaker; and Stacy Nelson |
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| Carolyn Long, featured speaker |
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| Kathy Kelly, Katheigh Degen and Raleigh Lang |
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| Sharon Lindenbaum, Women’s Heart Health Community Advisory Council chairman |
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