Award winners at Dallas City Hall Pride. (David Taffet/Dallas Voice)
Dallas Wings COO Amber Cox emceed a noon reception at Dallas City Hall that honored members of the LGBTQ community for their service. Winners were chosen by the Mayor’s LGBT Task Force chaired by Councilman Omar Narvaez.
Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins welcomes the crowd that filled the lobby at City Hall.
Interim Dallas City Manager Kimberley Tolbert also welcomed the crowd with the message: Everyone belongs. She said, “Pride season is great for all of us,” and “Your hard work is not going unnoticed by the city of Dallas.”
The award winners were:
Keith Pomykal: Leadership in Philanthropy
Judge Katie Sprinkle: Public Service Award
Jalenzski Brown: Health and Human Services Award
Pedro Perez: Arts and Culture Award
Jesse Tafalla, Jr., who passed away last year, was also awarded an Arts and Culture Award for his years of service to the community.
Jeff Strater: Civic Engagement Award
The Shindig Food Park: Business Award
Tamara Stephany: The Kirk Myers-Hill Pioneer in Pride Award
Gary Sanchez: Adam Medrano Excellence in Leadership Award
— David Taffet