It’s amazing how much one can learn during one quick tour of a hotel lobby.
Right before the Epic Evening for Texas Freedom Network, I made the rounds. Aaron Gellhous told me about working for power broker Ben Barnes. He promised to help me nail down a formal interview with environmental entrepreneur Melanie Barnes.
Aaron and Libby Gellhaus
Karen Gross told me she was leaving the Anti-Defamation League to practice advocacy law. She will be missed. But, to borrow a phrase from “Fiorello,” she’s working on the side of the angels.
With Karen, I me Kathryn Freeman, staff attorney at Dallas-based Texas Appleseed, which looks after long-term foster cases.
Rhonda Gerson and Debby Tucker
Nancy Scanlan introduced me to Matt and Peggy Winkler , a willowy couple I’d never met before. The Freedom Network honored biologist Matt this night for standing up to anti-scientific forces on our state’s school boards. Someone has got to do it.
Karen Gross and Kathryn Freeman
I’m sure the rest of the gala was inspiring, but I had another date with Ausitn honorees this night.