Aimee Cunningham Email & Phone Number

Aimee Cunningham is the President and CEO of The Boone Family Foundation and a highly experienced principal in the progressive movement with significant fundraising, strategic planning, and management expertise. A graduate of the University of Virginia, Aimee worked as a campus organizer for the Feminist Majority Foundation for three years before returning to Texas and Democratic politics. From 2004 to 2010, Aimee raised money for and supported key legislative candidates, the Texas Democratic Party, and other state-based organizations. From 2011 to 2012, Aimee served as the Vice President of Development for Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, where she led the affiliate’s fundraising efforts through a significant merger and major government funding cuts. In 2014, Aimee founded and chaired Planned Parenthood Texas Votes, the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood in Texas. Over the last 20 years, Aimee has led work on the politics and policies that impact women and families, particularly around access to sexual and reproductive health care. Aimee was a member of the Board of Directors of Planned Parenthood Federation of America; from 2019 to 2021, she served as the Chair of the Board. the Chair of the Board of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Aimee was also the founder of Austin Women Invest to Elect, a political giving circle which she launched in 2017 to elect progressive, pro-choice candidates to Congress and which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the candidates it supports. Previously, she served as a co-chair of the Wendy Davis for Governor campaign and as a member of both President Obama and Senator Clinton’s National Finance Committees. She also served on the boards of EMILY’s List and the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Annie’s List, a Texas-based political action committee which seeks to elect pro-choice Democratic women to office. Today, Aimee leads The Boone Family Foundation in charting its mission to create equity for women and girls; to drive innovation and justice for students in public schools; and to steward and create accessible green spaces.In 2015, Aimee received the Robbie & Tom Ausley Leadership Award from Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas in recognition of her work on behalf of Planned Parenthood. Aimee received the Hero Award from Viola's House in 2022 for her commitment to justice and equity; in 2023, she received the Maura Women Helping Women Award from the Texas Women's Foundation.Aimee lives with her husband, Ed Cunningham, and their four children in Austin, Texas.

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