Good Apple Dinner
Good Apple Dinner
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Cocktails 6:00 p.m. | Dinner 7:00 p.m.
Four Seasons Hotel in Austin
Business or Cocktail Attire
Good Apple Dinner
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Cocktails 6:00 p.m. | Dinner 7:00 p.m.
Four Seasons Hotel in Austin
Business or Cocktail Attire
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer at Vistra Corp.
Texas Appleseed is proud to recognize Stephanie Zapata Moore as the 2026 Good Apple at our upcoming event in Austin. Based in Dallas, Stephanie serves as executive vice president, general counsel, and chief compliance officer at Vistra Corp., where she oversees the company’s legal, compliance, corporate governance, and Environment, Health, and Safety functions and serves as a trusted advisor to the company’s leadership team and the board of directors.
In addition to her responsibilities at Vistra, Stephanie is deeply committed to empowering underserved girls in her community. She served as a director of Girls Inc. of Metropolitan Dallas (GIMD), an affiliate of a national organization providing leadership skills training and educational support to girls ages 6 to 18 to equip them for long-term success, for 10 years including two as Chair. She continues to serve as a director on the GIMD Foundation board.
Raised by Mexican American parents who greatly valued education, Stephanie is committed to opening doors for other Hispanic lawyers to succeed. She serves on the Advisory Council of PODER25™, a program of the Hispanic National Bar Association whose mission is to increase the number of Hispanic attorneys occupying senior positions in Fortune 500 corporate legal departments. In 2019, she was the Honorary Chair of the Dallas Bar Association’s Equal Access to Justice Campaign, which raises funds to support the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program. She has also served as an Honorary Co-Chair of the Dallas Hispanic Law Foundation’s Amanecer Luncheon, the primary annual fundraiser for scholarships, grants, and internships to support Hispanic students in the study of law, and as a member of the board of directors of AVANCE-Dallas, Inc., which works toward social and economic justice for children and families.
Texas Appleseed is pleased to present the 2026 Pro Bono Leadership Award to Susman Godfrey L.L.P., whose team has been instrumental in pursuing justice for a family harmed by racial discrimination and harassment and First Amendment retaliation at their local school. Their compassion for this family and commitment to justice are evidenced by the depth and detail of the work they contributed. They actively examined and assessed potential claims; were thoughtful in capturing the accounts of the younger family members; conducted extensive research to identify opportunities for relief in an incredibly complex case; and were able to obtain relief for the father on his most immediate concern shortly after filing a lawsuit on his behalf. Susman Godfrey’s pro bono support empowered Texas Appleseed to take on a case that would have been impossible with our resources alone and gave a voice to a family who otherwise wouldn’t have had one.
Co-Chairs
Cecily Gooch
Yvette Ostolaza
Gabe Vazquez
Margaret Allen
Natalie Arbaugh
Keri Brown
Christa Brown-Sanford
Patrick Cantilo
Trina Chandler
Dawn Estes
Craig Florence
Stephen Gidiere
Dan Kelly
Layne Kruse
Elizabeth Mack
Jadd Masso
Gina DeBottis Metts
Bill and Robbie Moore
Michael and Jolie Newman
Ann Marie Painter
Mike Raiff
Telisa Schelin
David Sharp
Amy Elizabeth Stewart
Laranda Walker
Celeste Yeager
Angela Zambrano
Since 2002, Texas Appleseed has honored leaders for their contributions to the community at our annual Good Apple Dinner. We are grateful to the major institutions, law firms, and countless individuals who have supported this event and furthered our justice work.