30th Gala

Laura W. Bush and Barbara Pierce Bush will speak at the McKinney Education Foundation’s 30th Anniversary Gala on Nov. 12, 2022 at Hyatt Regency Frisco. The duo will take the stage in a moderated format with education leading the conversation. Following the evening’s program will be a performance by Emerald City Band.

Individual tickets go on sale Thursday, September 15. Sponsorships available now. Event information online at www.mckinneyEF.org.

Laura Bush, former first lady of the United States, is an advocate for literacy, education and women’s rights. After leaving the White House, president and Mrs. Bush founded the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas. The center is home to the Bush Presidential Museum and Library and the George W. Bush Institute, a public policy center established to solve today’s most pressing challenges by developing leaders, advancing policy and taking action.

Barbara is co-founder and Board Chair of Global Health Corps (GHC), an organization that mobilizes young leaders to solve the world’s most pressing health issues. Barbara served as GHC’s CEO for its first 9 years. Bush and her co-founders are united by the belief that health is a human right and that their generation must build the world where this is realized. Since 2009, GHC has placed over 1,000 young leaders on the front lines of health equity in East Africa, Southern Africa, and the United States, developing a cadre of creative, effective, and compassionate change makers.