STRONGER TOGETHER GALA - TICKET SALES
ABOUT THE EVENT
The Our Sister’s Keeper (OSK) Inaugural Gala – Stronger Together is a celebration of the power of sisterhood, resilience, and empowerment. This inspiring event on March 15, 2025 will honor the courage and determination of the women OSK serves while recognizing the vital support of our advocates and donors. Guests will experience an elegant luncheon, an array of silent auction items, and an afternoon filled with music and dancing. The event will feature keynote speaker Mary Stutts, a trailblazing leader whose accomplishments inspire young women to believe they can become whoever they aspire to be. OSK’s founder, Eboni McKinley, will share her powerful journey of courage, resilience, and self-actualization. Additionally, OSK’s sisters will take the stage to share their personal stories of empowerment, highlighting the transformative impact of OSK’s mission.
Together, we’ll celebrate the strength of community and the unwavering commitment to uplifting women with lived experiences of hardship and those who face systemic barriers in our community. Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of celebration, inspiration, and unity.
Reserve your EARLY BIRD RESERVATIONS NOW. Please make a donation on this page. We will follow-up for your guests names prior to the event. Early Bird Reservations ends March 7th!
TOGETHER, WE ARE STRONGER | YOUR IMPACT
All proceeds from this gala will directly support OSK programs, ensuring that the women in our community receive vital socio-emotional support and workforce development opportunities, empowering them to thrive and realize their full potential
For more information, contact: [email protected]
Date: Saturday, March 15, 2025
Registration Time: 11:30 AM
Luncheon Begins: 12:30 PM
Venue: San Rafael Embassy Suites 101 McInnis Pkwy
Dress Code: Formal
RSVP: March 10, 2025.
Mary Stutts is an accomplished leader who thrives on living life to the fullest, never backing away from a challenge and not hesitating to embrace the new and unexplored. Mary’s energy and zest for maintaining a transformative mindset and helping others achieve life goals is contagious - making her a sought-after advisor, speaker, advocate and board member. She has provided global leadership in biotechnology, healthcare, technology and media industries at Fortune 200 companies including Genentech, Bayer, Bristol Myers Squibb, Kaiser Permanente, UnitedHealth Group and Comcast NBCUniversal. She has extensive experience leading strategic transformations in the face of rapid technology and market changes and executing multi-faceted campaigns in dynamic, high stakes competitive environments. Mary is a frequent speaker on the dynamics of women and men in leadership, inclusive leadership, developing your personal brand, mastering entrepreneurship and the imperative for women leaders to add value in growing corporations. Her current book, The Missing Mentor: Women Advising Women on Power, Progress and Priorities, is regularly listed among the top sellers on women in leadership.
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Kellye (Eboni) McKinley is a dedicated community leader, entrepreneur, and the founder of Our Sister’s Keeper (OSK)—a peer-led support group empowering marginalized women in Marin City. A survivor of a challenging childhood, Eboni transformed her personal hardships into a lifelong mission to uplift and support others. As a single mother of two and a proud grandmother, Eboni has spent decades fostering resilience and self-sufficiency in her community. With 18 years of early childhood development experience, she has been a trusted advocate for children’s education and well-being. Recognizing the systemic challenges women face, she launched Divine Diva’s Beauty Supply to provide Black hair care products locally and Miss Eboni’s Sugar Shack, a mobile youth center offering a safe and nurturing space for children. In 2015, Eboni formally founded Our Sister’s Keeper (OSK) to provide career guidance, life skills training, and emotional support for women facing adversity. Through OSK, she has built a powerful network where women find healing, encouragement, and the tools to achieve their full potential. Her unwavering commitment to service, business acumen, and deep community ties have made her a vital force for change in Marin City. Eboni envisions a world where all women—regardless of background—are nurtured, empowered, and given the opportunity to thrive. She lives by the motto: “Let’s be the change we want to see."
Our Sister’s Keeper (OSK) is a Marin City-based nonprofit dedicated to fostering social connections, life coaching, and entrepreneurial training for marginalized women. OSK believes that when women and communities unite, they become more resilient and capable of overcoming challenges and achieving shared goals.
Our Sister’s Keeper is dedicated to:
Fostering Social Connection: Offering support groups and individual life coaching to help women feel seen and supported.
Providing Healing Spaces: Addressing intergenerational trauma, social isolation, depression, abuse, discrimination, and parenting challenges.
Promoting Empowerment: Helping women realize they are not alone and providing the tools they need to embark on their path to healing.
Through a framework of healing-centered engagement, we empower women to overcome life’s obstacles and thrive as part of a united community.