Representatives from our Mentor & Advocate level sponsors. Top row, left to right: Robin Johnson (Merrill Stevens), Patricia Rosello (Baptist Health South Florida), Julie Williamson (Akerman Senterfitt), and Sophia Galvin (Macy’s, Inc.). Bottom row, left to right: School Board Member Evelyn Greer, Penny Shaffer (BlueCross BlueShield of Florida), Claudia Kitchens (Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade), Evelyn Cohan (founding Board Member of Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade), and Aletha Player (Florida Power and Light Company). (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Luncheon Co-Chair Sharon Socol, Women’s Fund Executive Director Claudia Kitchens, Honorary Luncheon Chair Dolores Ziff, Luncheon Co-Chair Margarita Codina, Luncheon Co-Chair Rhonda Smith (Women’s Fund Board Member), Luncheon Co-Chair Norka Munilla.(Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Dolores Ziff was recognized as Honorary Luncheon Chair for her contributions to Women’s Fund this year. She was given a bouquet of flowers and a hand-woven Bolga Grass Basket, made by women in Northern Ghana. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Luncheon Co-Chairs welcome 1,100 guests from the podium. Left to right: Rhonda Smith (Rhegal Consulting and Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade board member), Norka Munilla (Thunder Electrical Contractors, Inc.), Sharon Socol and Margarita Codina. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Women’s Fund Grantee Exhibition: Executive Director Anneze Brown and Operations Director Althea Hodge-Jaboin of Rapha Family Services with their display. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Cassandra Saint Louis volunteered with other Girls Educated and Motivated for Success (GEMS) from North Miami Beach High School, selling raffle tickets and collecting Women’s Fund donations. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Women’s Fund Grantee Exhibition: Alejandra Martinez, age 14 and Angie Pierre, age 15 of Girls Educated and Motivated for Success (GEMS) at North Miami Beach High School with their display. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Joni Goodman tries on a Marc by Marc Jacobs bag at the designer purse auction. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Katya Bravo admires purses at the designer purse auction. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Elaine North admires a green Prada handbag on display in the designer purse auction. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Host Committee member Audrey Finkelstein admires a Mirage bag, courtesy of Macy’s with luncheon Keynote Speaker Ritu Sharma Fox, president of Women Thrive Worldwide. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Designer Nazly Villamizar checks out the bidding on her purse – a colorful geometric clutch. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Margarita Codina (Luncheon Co-Chair), Maria Monnar, and Estella Duarte. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Marina Cabreva was a featured speaker representing Women’s Fund grantee, ACCION USA. ACCION USA provided Mariana with a business loan so that she could build her dressmaking company. Mariana donated a dress to the Women’s Fund Global Marketplace silent auction. Her granddaughter, Isabell Donner, age three, is modeling one of Mariana’s designs. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Monica Cepero of Corporate Table Sponsor PBS & J is joined by Elsa Cepero and Maria Abravaya. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

“Buy Me” tags on Bolga Grass Baskets made by women in Northern Ghana. The baskets were table centerpieces, and were available to purchase after the event to benefit Women’s Fund. A basket of this size takes 4 days to create. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Teresa Sarnoff, Mayra Wenig and Chris Lones take a break from the silent auction at Host Committee member Allison Weiss Brady’s table. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Singer and songwriter Amy Carol Webb performed two original songs at the luncheon. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Yosmar Martinez, Penny Shaffer and Martha de la Pena Roja enjoy their lunch at the BlueCross BlueShield of Florida table. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Alexandria Love spoke about the importance of supporting the Women’s Fund. She represented Women’s Fund Grantee, Thomas Armour Youth Ballet (TAYB). Alexandria graduates this month from Alvin Ailey/Fordham University Program, and credits her success in dance and education in part to financial assistance and support from TAYB. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Paula Ehrlick purchases a raffle ticket from a high school volunteer participating in GEMS (Girls Educated and Motivated for Success at North Miami Beach High School). (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Keynote Speaker Ritu Sharma Fox, President and Co-Founder of Women Thrive Worldwide. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

Women's Fund Global Marketplace: Bead for Life's display. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)

1,100 guests applaud Women's Fund Annual Luncheon, Power of the Purse: Part II. (Photo: Kara Starzyk/Town and Country Studios)