Women's Auxiliary to Children's Medical Center Dallas
The Women's Auxiliary is a non-profit organization established in 1962 by leaders in our community with a mission to render efficient and effective service to all units of Children's Health℠. Our members have been dedicated ambassadors of Children's Health for over 60 years.
Our mission: To support the Children’s Health mission of making life better for children by serving as ambassadors, raising critical funds, and providing support to children, families, and hospital staff.
Letter from the President
I am deeply honored to serve as the 2025–2026 President of the Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center Dallas. The opportunity to work side by side with the dedicated women of the Auxiliary and the incredible team at Children’s is both a privilege and a joy! Since 1962, the Women’s Auxiliary has raised over $30 million to help make life better for children.
The work of the Women’s Auxiliary continues to be a vital part of the success of the hospital. This past year, we achieved another extraordinary milestone, raising $1.9 million for the hospital to support essential services such as Pediatric Mental Health programs, Pet Therapy, research, and the Employee Care Fund to name a few. We also made tremendous progress toward our $5 million multi-year pledge for the new Dallas Pediatric Campus that will be called Moody Children’s Hospital when it opens in 2031, an investment that will impact not only the children we serve today, but generations to come.
The inspiring women and leaders who have served in this role before me have set the bar high while building a strong foundation for future success. I am grateful for their leadership, their example, and their continued support. Together, I know we will make this another remarkable year.
There are countless ways to get involved. This year, you might brighten the day of hospital staff with a surprise delivery of treats, serve a comforting meal to families spending New Year’s or Mother’s Day in the hospital, or volunteer at one of our signature events. Be sure to mark your calendars for the second annual Red Ball Rally Pickleball Tournament, Breakfast with Santa, our festive Mahjong Night, and the always-popular Family Night at Six Flags. There truly is something for everyone—and every opportunity brings with it the magic of giving!
I invite you to visit our website to learn how you can get involved, contribute, and join the Women’s Auxiliary. Together, let’s continue to make life better for children—this year and for many years to come.
Brandi Chilian
President
2025-2026 Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Donate to the Auxiliary
Make a GiftThe Women's Auxiliary carries out its mission by raising funds to support high-need areas of the hospital. Thank you for helping us.
Become a Member
Join or Renew MembershipMembership is open to all women committed to the Auxiliary’s mission of helping Children's Health make life better for children. Join us today!
Events and Projects
View ProjectsWe raise funds through a variety of several annual fundraising projects and events. Click below to review our events and get involved.
2025-2026 Women's Auxiliary Dallas Photos and Videos
In 2022, the Women’s Auxiliary celebrated 60 years of supporting Children’s Health. View our celebratory video below to learn more about our impact throughout the past 6 decades!
Leadership
Congratulations to our 2026-2027 Chairs. Your leadership will help Children's Health fulfill its mission to make life better for children.
President: Madison Strode
President-Elect: Andrea Nayfa
Treasurer: Sarah Pederson
Treasurer-Elect: Katy Brooks
Corresponding Secretary: Lara Pryor
Recording Secretary: Joanna Clarke
Parliamentarian: Brandi Chilian
BOO Yard Sign Challenge: Christin Brown, Bessie Doffermyre, Sterling Evans, Sarah Malloy and Catherine McGuire
A Season of Giving: Andrea Nayfa
Breakfast with Santa Spectacular: Marjon Henderson and Emily Hill
Change for Children: Jennifer Eitches, Lisa Gladnick, Whitney Harmon, Erin Hodges, Ferrell Keel, Mackenzie Wallace and Cassie Wiggington
Children’s Art Project: Ashley Campfield, Nikki Kapioltas and Lou Watts
Children’s Toy Closet: Amanda Mendenhall and Mallory Millsap
Communications and Social Media: Katie Patterson and Courtney McCauley
Deck the Halls: Ellen Kershaw, Kristin Mitchell and Kelly Morgan
Deck the Halls-Elect: Taryn McDonald, Jada Mowles and Kirsa Williams
Family Night at Six Flags: Elizabeth Shuford Conroy, Sarah Shuford Oliver, Emily Shuford Isom and Lauren Shuford Laughry
Family Support: Amy Berlin, Kristi Berlin, Meredith Finney, Jane Humphreys, Shelley Moore, Amy Prestidge, Mollie Shelby and Catherine Woodall
Gift Shop: Caroline Richardson
Gift Shop Treasurer: Brittany Glendenning
Gifts: Wynne Brown and Holly Lawrence
Hospitality: Claire Arnot and Samantha Wortley
Mahjong: Lizzie Brauer, Brandi Chalmers and Miriam Spradling
Membership: Ellie Campion, Stacy Hicks and Jessica Rugg
Mother’s Day Weekend Dinner: Annalee Aston, Sarah Hall and Lindsey Miller
New Year's Eve Dinner: Monica Christopher, Marie Crowe and Sally Dutter
Nominating: Joanna Clarke
Red Ball Rally: Jacy Hawes, Allie Lucas, Josie Sewell and Brenna Smith
Sponsor Development: Jamie Singer
Staff Appreciation: Audra Hopper and Adare Robinson
Lifetime Members
Dallas Lifetime Members (as of June 30, 2026)
Carol Aaron
Tracy Gardner Aaron
Tammi Abney
Kamela Aboussie
Kara Adam
Gigi Allen
Carly Allen Martin
Courtney Allen
JoAnn Altenau
Nancy Seay Anderson
Marilyn Augur
Colby Hanks Baer
Julie Bagley
Clara Bahner
Susan Bailey
Betty Baird
Claire Baker
Kloe Barcus
Rachel Barnes
Jessica Barnett
Kyra Barnett
Angie Barrett
Courtney Barrow
Cyndi Bassel
Martha Lou Beaird
Meg Beaird
Patricia Beckett
Carrie Becker
Jill C. Bee
Heather Bennett
Elizabeth Benson
Hayden Reid Benton
Kristi Berlin
Jennifer Berry
Carol Beveridge
Lindsay Billingsley
Kathy Bishop
Ragan Blackmon
Sue Blackwell
Ann Blankenship
Dawn M. Blankenship
Cordelia Boone
Kristy Bowen
Tara Bozman
Maura Bradshaw
Peggy Braecklein
Jennifer Bridges
Nancy Briggs
Terri Brittingham
Katy Brooks
Megan Brooks
Angie Clayton Brown
Beth Brown
Christin Brown
Christy Brown
Rachel Brown
Susan E. Brown
Tracey Brown
Wynne Brown
Charlotte Browning
Regina Bruce
Paula Bruton
Lucy Burns
Teresa Bryant
Lauren Byrd
Nancy Byrd
Christie Cahoon
Catherine Callahan
Alissa Campbell
Danna Campbell
Ellie Campion
Ashley Campfield
Mohler Carlson
MacKenzie Carpenter
Sarah Carr
Emily Carrigan
Leslie Carroll
Tonya Carroll
Emily Carruth-Willding
Amanda Cejka
Stephanie Carvell
Laura Chavoya
Tracy Cheatham
Gail Cheney
Brandi Chilian
Monica Christopher
Julie Clark
Joanna Clarke
Meredith Clavenna
Brenda Cockerell
Anne Coke
Serena Cole
Libby Collet
Anne-Louise Collins
Judy Collins-Kirkpatrick
Marybeth Conlon
Lauren G. Conway
Ann Corrigan
Katy Corrigan
Mary C Corrigan
Maura Costello
Carrie Cothrum
Carla Courtwright
Donna Cowman
Erin Nealy Cox
Terri Cox
Martha Crites
Haylie Crouch
Stacy Crouch
Kathy Crow
Kathy C. Crow
Marie Crowe
Sandra Cude
Lucky Cullum
Suzie Curnes
Marty Curtis
Jessica Dalton
Anne Davies
Michelle de la Valdene
Ann Delatour
Jeannie Denton
Jodi DeSerrano
Jennifer Dickerson
Jennifer Dix
Kimberly Dodson
Dana Donahoe
Janie Douglass
Jana Dransfield
Shireen Duck
Christina Durovich
Sally Dutter
Chelsea Duvall
Jennifer Eagle
Diana Edelman
Sara Fay Egan
Alan Engstrom
Kathryn Etcheverry
Sterling Evans
Leigh Fahr
Michelle Fail
Liz Farley
Jennifer Farnell
George D. Farr
Wanda B. Farr
Susan Farris
Kay Ferguson
Pamela Field
Elizabeth Figari
Megan Filgo
Mary Catherine Finney
Mary Clare Finney
Meredith Finney
Anne Fisher
Michelle Fitzenhagen
Christine Flanagan
Gini Florer
Stephanie Arnold Floyd
Abigail Powell Foose
Martha Fordyce
Lisa Fosmark
Jennifer Foster
Amanda Francis
Sarita Francis
Christine K. Frary
Dana French
Denise Fuller
Heather Furniss
Michelene Galbraith
Melissa Gerhauser
Mary Lou Gibbons
Judy Gibbs
Courtney Gilbert
Jenney Gillikin
Kristi Gittins
Lori Glanzer
Carol Glasgow
Brittany Glendenning
Betty Godwin
Martina Goff
Shelby Goff
Carol Goglia
Linda Golden
Lori Golin-Kerner
Toppy Goolsby
Afton R. Gordeuk
Nancy Gottsacker
Brandi Jane Graham
Bunnie Graham
Melissa Graham
Ursula Graham
Rathna Gray
Jane Greene
Shelley Gregg
Susan Grier
Holly Scimeca Griggs
Jayne Grimes
Amy Grissen
Whitney Williams Grogan
Dawn Grove
Gina Grove
Lyndsey Grover
Patricia Gum
Jennifer Gunnin
Leah Haberer
MaryAnna Hall
Katy Jane Halpin
Randi Halsell
Janie Hamner
Sally Hanna
Elaine Harman
Linda Harris
Lauren Harrison
Holly Hassmann
Dianne Hawkins
Louise Hedrick
M.T. Helland
Liz Helton
Cheryl Henry
Ann Henson
Rose Heppner
Allison Hicks
Luann Hicks
Isabell Novakov Higginbotham
Tracy R. Hill
Lyda Hill
Emily Hobin
Amy Hofland
Sally Holmes
Audra Hopper
Michelle Hopper
Kamm Howie
Carol Huckin
Mary Huddleston
Anne Hudson
Cindy Huey
Cindy Hughes
Caroline Hunt
Kyle Hunt
Leeanne Hunt
Tavia Hunt
Heidi Imhof
Lauren Jackson
Margaret Jackson
Melanie Jackson
Lindsay James
Laurie I. Johansen
Amanda Johnson
Beth Johnson
Ann Jones
Barrell Jones
Tiffany Jones
Catalina Gonzalez Jorba
Carole Jordan
Trish Judson
Kate Juett
Tricia Kanewske
Nikki Kapioltas
Dawn Katterson
Katherine Kaye
Cary Kell
Sarah Kelly
Cayce W. Kemp
Deanie Kepler
Jessica Kim-Yang
Kathleen Kirby
Jennifer Kirksey
Jennifer Knox
Megan Kobler
Susan Kohler
Amy Kovac
Tracey Kozmetsky
Lisa Kroencke
Carol Kula
Kara Kull
Peggy La Font
Aubrey Labanowski
Becky Lacour
Nicolette Lamont
Carolyn Lane
Kimberley Lanio
Melissa Lauck
Caitlin Laughlin
Linda Laughlin
Holly Lawrence
Merriellin Lehner
Christi Leinart
Muffin Lemak
Allison Lent
Jeanne Lewis
Katherine Lewis
Jenny Lichty
Melanie Lillard
Elaine Lindh
Jean Liu
Amy Lobner
Michelle Lockhart
Vivian Lombardi
Sarah Losinger
Insha Luthra
Dawn Lynn
Sandye Mailandt
Charlene C. Marsh
Christina Marshall
Carol Mason
Eleanor Maxwell
Meredith McBee
Becky McCamey
Michelle McArtor
Erin McClung
Laura McCoy
Rosemary McCoy
Pleasant McCulloch
Paige McDaniel
Cindy McGeoch
Mary Elise McGowan
Catherine McGuire
Polly McKeithen
Lois McKown
Elizabeth McMillan
Jodi McShan
Margharita Mercado
Leslie Merrick
Deborah Michel
Carolyn Miller
Jennifer Miller
Katy Miller
Lindsey Miller
Melanie Miller
Paula Miltenberger
Paige Mims
Alice Mitchell
Josephine Mitchell
Kristin Mitchell
Liz Modory
Nancy Monning
Mary Montgomery
Dian Moore
Lisa Moore
Shelley Moore
Nikki Morash
Kelly Morgan
Cherry Morris
Anna Head Moss
Kate Mote
Susan Muller
Florence Mullins
Hillary Murff
Kay Murphy
Jan Myers
Lee Nayeb
Andrea Nayfa
Kathleen Neely
Laura Neely
Maggie Neely
Devon Nelson
Amy Newman
Shirley Newsom
Jennifer Niccol
Lynn Nikaidoh
Meredith J. Noble
Tammy Novak
Taryn Novak
Ashley Nowak
Jessica Nowitzki
Lauri L. Nye
Nancy O'Neil
Connie Blass O'Neill
Laran O'Neill
Valerie L. Orgera-Phillips
Honey Owens
Lori Anne Page
Devon Pantalena
Betty Park
Allison Parks
Marisa Partin
Aphrodite Paulos
Monica Peng
Pam Dealey Petty
Heidi Pickens
Kenney Pickens
Kacy Pierce
Carol Piering
Jacky Pincoffs
Laurie Platt
Donna Plunket
Peggy Pollock
Becky Pond
Sandra Porter
Michal Powell
Pat Prestidge
Ruth Price
Abigail Pruitt
Diane Purnell
Kim Quinn
Devin Rambie
Holly Ramundt
Robbie Raphael
Angie Ratliff
Kim Raymond
Debbie Raynor
Chris Redden
Carol Reeder
Ashley Reid
Christie Reniger
Staci Reznik
Suzy Rhodes
Sharon Richards
Carol M. Riddick
Melissa Rieman
Elise Riter
Gwen Robertson
Lisa Rocchio
Diana Rodgers
Sonya Rodrigue
Frances Rogers
Adina Roman
Carol Ronchetti
Bryanna Roop
Kristy Rorschach
Jill Rowlett
Jennifer Royall
Margot Ruebel
Molly Russell
Missy Ryan
Emily Sacher
Katie F. Samler
Karee Sampson
Erin Sander
Sue Sandford
Susie Sandstrom
Jenny Saphier
Charlotte Savage
Bernadette Schaeffler
Lee Schaufele
Myrna D. Schlegel
Kara Schlueter
Karen Schoellkopf
Penny Schmidt
Marsha Scimo
Diane K. Scovell
Lyle Scovell
Deborah Scott
Debbie Scripps
Nancy Scripps
Ginny Searcy
Lynn Sears
Deedee Selner
Maureen Shafer
Melanie Shaffer
Bonnie Shelby
Brooke L. Shelby
Mollie Shelby
Mary Kay Sheldon
Amy Sherman
Karen Shuttee
Connie D. Sigel
Jamie Singer
Sandye Silvera
Susan Simmons
Alisha Sinacola
Alicia Slay
Anna Small
Nicole Small
Beth Hull Smith
Cameron Y. Smith
Waverly Smith
Debbie Snell
Tori Snoddy
Michelle Sosnoskie
Cissie Sparkman
Alexa Spears
Kelly Sporich
Marianne Staubach
Salle Stemmons
Allie Stensrud
Caitlin Stinnett
Stacey C. Stoller
Diana Strauss
Julie Struble
Venise Stuart
Mersina P. Stubbs
Samantha Suchala
Heather Sudbury
Laura Sullivan
Peggy Sutcliffe
Lauren Swann
Kara Swanson
Jane L. Switzer
Mindy Taylor
Kathryne Tessem
Jessica Thackston
Lindy Todd
Callie Thomas
Sheridan G. Thompson
Debbie Tolleson
Kacy Tolleson
Marilyn Toomey
Carol Touchstone
Bebe C. Triplett
Karla Adam Trusler
Kimberly Trykoski
Tamareh Tuma
Amy Turner
Courtney Underwood
Ryan Urech
Melissa Utley
Angie Vaughan
Kerensa Vest
Jessica Wadkins
Sherwood Wagner
Donese Walker
Lauren Walker
Beth Wallace
Joan Walne
Libby Walter
Mi Jung Warner
Heather H. Washburne
Susie Watson
Wanda Webb
Marilyn Weber
Sarah Weinberg
Jimmy Westcott
Brenda White
Michelle White
Sally Wightman
Beth Williams
Kirsa A. Williams
Stacey Williams
Alise Wilson
Kendall B. Wilson
Candace Winslow
Susan Wolcott
Dana Woram
Nina Works
Hilary Worrell
Samantha M. Wortley
Angie Worthen
Brianna Wright-Guay
Kimberly Yamanouchi
Kyle Yohe
Liz Young
Amy Zicarelli
Denise Zulick
Hospital Support
The Women's Auxiliary provides support to patients and staff within the hospital through a variety of programs, including:
Staff Appreciation
Throughout the year, Auxiliary members express their appreciation to the staff at Children’s Health for their commitment to our patients and their families. Baskets of snacks and treats are provided to show our support and gratitude for their hard work and dedication to those in the greatest of need.
Holiday Meals
A nourishing meal, a welcoming smile and encouraging words bring comfort to patients and family members on New Year's Eve and Mother's Day Weekend. The Auxiliary hosts dinner at the hospital for families whose children are patients in Critical Care Units on these holidays.
Family Support Baskets
Throughout the year, Auxiliary volunteers provide and restock snack baskets for family members of patients who are in Critical Care Units at Children's Medical Center Dallas. This program offers families access to nourishment within close proximity of their child’s room. For more information about this program, contact
patientsupport.dallas@childrensauxiliary.org.
History of Giving
Since 1962, the Auxiliary has continued its tradition and rich history of service to Children’s Medical Center by raising funds for hospital priorities through annual fundraising events and special projects. Through the incredible generosity and countless volunteer hours of its members and a community of friends and supporters, the Auxiliary has gifted nearly more than $32 million to Children’s Health.
The following is a list of gifts made by the Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center Dallas and Plano chapters:
Construction and Renovation
12th Floor Critical Care Unit at Children's Dallas (wePromise Campaign gift)
Center of Excellence in Godly Play
Children's Garden
Children's Medical Center Plano expansion
Emergency Department renovation
Gift Shop and Admitting area renovations
The Heart Center
ICU Room in honor of George Farr
ICU Room in honor of Linda Harris
Krissi Holman Family Resource Library and Children's Collection
Neurology EEG room
New Dallas Pediatric Campus
Nourishment Room - Children's Medical Center Plano
Pauline Allen Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit renovations
Pediatric Mental Health Expansion at Children's Medical Center Plano
Renovations to the Psychiatric Unit and Intensive Care Unit waiting rooms
School classroom for the patient education program
Team Work Station - Children's Medical Center Plano
Three operating suites at CHildren's Dallas (Diamond Jubilee Campaign gift)
Transfusion service improvements and outpatient phlebotomy lab
Transport services communications system improvement
Women's Auxiliary Playground expansion
Education
Asthma education pilot program
Bilingual services initiative education and evaluation
Clinical Research
Diabetes nurse educator
Home health care teaching guides
Management and staff development
Pathology/lab multimedia computer systems
Patient preparation materials
Plating distracting module for plastic surgery
Sepsis simulation equipment and training software
Toughbooks with charging stations
Equipment
Angel Eye Cameras for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Audiovisual carts for Pediatric Trauma
Beds and cribs
C-Arm portable X-ray for Pediatric Trauma
Caldwell Sierra Summit Electromyography Machine
Children's Corner Gift Shop Systems Improvement
Dallas Campus Equipment Fund
Diagnostic equipment for the Fetal Neonatal Program
DVD players and movies
External pacemakers for Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
Heart Center Nordic MRI-Safe Tablet
ICU televisions and VCRs
Infant immobilization chair
iPads and customized stands
Laerdal SimBaby for Respiratory Care
Laerdal SimKid and Glidescope
Life-support equipment
The Mindray SP5-1s Ultrasound Probe
Monitor and warmers for the Seay Emergency Center
Neonatal patient room equipment and crib
NOMAD Pro handheld X-ray Systems
Orthodontic Scanner
Ottobock Kima Strollers
Oxygen blenders and ECMO equipment
Pagers for ICU families and parent amenity kits
PICU Bladder Scanners
Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS)
Plano Campus Equipment Fund
Playground at Children's Medical Center Plano
Portable defibrillator/oximeter for Children's Transport Service
Portable X-ray machine
Pro Pac Monitor for Transport Service
Rehabilitation and Therapy Services
Relay Robot
Security safes for patient rooms
Sleep-monitoring equipment
Stryker cribs for operating rooms and operating room microscopes
Surgical robotic arms and cameras
Volunteer Management software
Wheelchairs for the Seay Emergency Center
Wheelchairs for teen population
Women's Auxiliary Playground at Children's Medical Center Plano
Virtual Reality Equipment for Chronic Pain Rehabilitation
Zoll X Series Monitors for Children's Transport Services
Programs
Adaptive Care Program
Arts & Humanities
Art Therapy Program
Bear Hugs
Beads of Courage
Bereavement Care
Camp Moss
Car Seat Safety
Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Center for Pediatric Eating Disorders
Child Life
Child Life - Funnyatricks ProgramTM
Children's Centennial History Book
Children's Health Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Children's Health Greatest Needs
Children's Health Response Fund
Children's Plano 10-Year Carnival Celebration
Children's Research Institute
Comprehensive Gait and Mobility Program
Earn Nose and Throat (ENT) Program
Electronics package for patient infusion rooms at CCBD
Embedded Pediatric Psychology Services
Employee Care Fund
Endoscopy Lab/Omegaven Trial
Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation (ECMO) Program
Food Pantry in Partnership with North Texas Food Bank
Foster Care
The Heart Center - Neurodevelopmental Program
Indigent Care
Integrated Behavioral Health
Integrated Therapy Unit
Language Access Services
Mental Health Initiatives Fund
Mental Health Services for Critical and Complex Patients
Mental Health Services at the Rees Jones Center for Foster Care Excellence
Music Therapy
Neonatal parent education
Pastoral Care
Patient and patient-family snack baskets for infusion rooms at Gill Center
Patient Family Support Services
Patient education program
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) - Child Life Specialist
Pediatric Mental Health
Pediatric Oncology Services
Pediatric Stroke Project
Pet Therapy Program
Play Therapy
Prenatal Dental Program
Recreational Art Program
Referral and Evaluation of At-Risk Children (REACH)
School-based Telebehavioral Health
School-based Telehealth program
School Services Program
Seay Emergency Center - Nitrous Oxide Program
Senior Nursing Student Day
Sensory integration assessment/treatment
Suicide Prevention and Resilience at Children's Program (SPARC)
Summer teen volunteers
Teen Recovery Program
TeleNICU Services
Research
Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern Endowment
Extracorporeal Membranous Oxygenation Research
Nursing Research and Innovation
Monitored Augmented Reality System (MARS) Phase II
Monitored Augmented Reality System (MARS) Phase III
Scholarships and Seminars
Huvelle Memorial Loan Fund for Residents
James Farnsworth Health Careers Scholarship Endowment
Kenneth C. Haltalin Pediatric Seminar
Pastoral Care Seminar
Women’s Auxiliary Scholarship Fund
Women’s Auxiliary Endowment
Dallas Women’s Auxiliary Endowment for Children’s Health
Dallas Women’s Auxiliary Endowment for Patient and Family Support Services
The Plano Women’s Auxiliary Endowment for Children’s Health Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Women’s Auxiliary Kathy S. Boobar Endowment for Indigent Care

