AUSTIN, Texas, February 3, 2023 – The 2023 Austin Go Red for Women Summit and Luncheon just got a whole lot brighter with the announcement of TV personality and AHA National Volunteer Star Jones as the keynote speaker. Chaired by St. David’s HealthCare Vice President Denise Bradley and presented by St. David’s HealthCare, this year’s event will be held on Friday, February 24 at the JW Marriott Austin.
The American Heart Association’s signature women’s initiative, Go Red for Women, is a comprehensive platform designed to increase women’s heart health awareness and serve as a catalyst for change to improve the lives of women globally. Go Red inspires women to make a commitment to stand together and take charge of their own heart health as well as the health of those they can’t bear to live without.
Star Jones is an attorney, former New York city homicide prosecutor, business executive, best-selling author and an Emmy award nominated television host who has worked in media & communications for 30 years. Jones started her network television career at the NBC's TODAY Show in 1992 and has appeared on TV every year since. In 2022, Ms. Jones was tapped to become the host of Divorce Court, the longest-running court show of all time.
Best known to television viewers for her candor, confidence, and uncanny ability to clarify complex legal and social issues, Ms. Jones was an original co-host of ABC’s The View for nine years and is a Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame inductee. She is also President of Girlfriend Entertainment Productions, Inc., her own programming and production company.
Ms. Jones is the former president and a member of the Board of Directors of Professional Diversity Network, Inc. and the International Association of Women. A committed advocate of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of business, she is a co- founder and principal of the Instant Impact Group, LLC, a consultancy firm that assists individuals and companies build their diversity, equity & inclusion programs. Through her consultancy firm, Ms. Jones acts as Executive Editor for Marquis Who’s Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles for over 120 years. In 2010, Ms. Jones underwent successful open-heart surgery and for over a decade, she has been the National Volunteer of the American Heart Association.
Seen throughout the 2011 season of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice on behalf of the American Heart Association breaking fundraising records and advocating for heart health. As a leader of AHA’s national Go Red heart health initiatives, Ms. Jones was also a keynote speaker on the issue of Heart Health for the 2013 Presidential Inauguration National Day of Service. Ms. Jones uses her name, voice, time and international media platform to combat cardio-vascular disease; the nation’s number one killer and champion Heart Health in America and is credited as one of AHA's biggest donor fundraisers having helped raise millions of dollars for the cause of heart health.
Ms. Jones is a member of the international editorial board of the Women's Forum for the Economy & Society and is a U.S. representative to the Women In Africa initiative. She is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and hosts the organization's international virtual town hall & forum series. She makes her home in Chicago and East Hampton with her spouse, attorney & Administrative Law Judge Ricardo Lugo, their son Jake and their Maltese Mimi.
Go Red for Women is nationally sponsored by CVS Health and the Austin Go Red for Women Luncheon is locally sponsored by Texas Mutual, Alfred Williams & Company, St. David’s HealthCare, HCA HealthCare, Centre for Neuro Skills, Frost Bank, Heritage Title, H-E-B, DPR Construction, Forvis, Encompass Health, Physician Services Group, Austin FC, Truist, ECPR, HCFD, VCFP, Mignon, McGarry & Associates, Murray/Hamilton, ABC Home & Commercial Services, and JE Dunn. For more information contact Christy Hall at
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About the American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. We are dedicated to ensuring equitable health in all communities. Through collaboration with numerous organizations, and powered by millions of volunteers, we fund innovative research, advocate for the public’s health and share lifesaving resources. The Dallas-based organization has been a leading source of health information for nearly a century. Connect with us on heart.org, Facebook, Twitter or by calling 1-800-AHA-USA1.
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