Who are we?
The Think Ahead Group (TAG) is a group of young professionals who are passionate about brain health.

What do we do?
TAG is teaching people how to think about the current and future health of their brains. We raise money to support research at the Center for BrainHealth that discovers and implements new ways to understand, protect, and heal the human brain.

Accomplishments:

  • Securing former First Lady Laura W. Bush as a special guest speaker
  • Growing to over 350 past and present members
  • Raising over $100,000 in financial and in-kind gifts
  • Hosting multiple lectures and social events

Media Recognition:

  • Dallas Morning News
  • PaperCity
  • D Magazine Blog
  • Dallas Modern Luxury
  • Park Cities People
  • RSVP Calendar Blog
  • My Sweet Charity Blog
  • Luella & June


Member Spotlight view past winners

Ginna McLanahan & Molly Soper

Names:
Ginna Innamorati McLanahan & Molly Owen Soper

You just planned TAG's Sombreros & Seersucker Derby Party. What are you most looking forward to at the party?:
The margaritas and the lil' bits mini donuts!! But we're really looking forward to seeing it all come together - it's going to be such a fun party watching our sombreros and seersucker theme come to life, while raising awareness and funding for the Center for BrainHealth's critical research.

Besides planning the most fun party of the year, what do you do?:
We embrace our roles of domestic divas and chase around our 1 year old children!

Tell us a little bit about your families:
We grew up in Dallas and have been life long friends since elementary school. Molly met her husband, Steven Soper, in Washington, D.C. working for the 2004 Presidential Inaugural Committee. Steven is a native of Chicago, Illinois, and they have a one-year old daughter, named Mary. The Sopers recently moved to Austin, Texas. Ginna's husband, Ward McLanahan, is from Charlotte, North Carolina, and they met in the analyst program at Bank of America in New York. They are parents to one-year twins, daughter, Taylor, and son, Brooks.

What would your dream vacation look like?:
The list is endless - we dream big. Maybe Africa, the Amalfi Coast, Australia....we're only on the "A's"!!

Why are you a part of TAG?:
We helped start this young professionals group three years ago to support the Center for BrainHealth's mission. We were inspired by Molly's mom who was diagnosed with a terminal brain disorder, Primary Progressive Aphasia, four years ago, and Ginna's family who has been affected by Alzheimer's Disease. We wanted to help educate our generation on brain health, as well as raise awareness and funding for the important research done at the Center for numerous brain related diseases, disorders, and issues. And with Molly's mom's passing a few months ago, we're now more committed than ever.