LOCAL NEWSLisa Ling featured speaker at Women's Shelter of South Texas eventAward-winning journalist Lisa Ling (from left) and Frances Wilson, president and CEO of the Women's Shelter of South Texas, laugh as Mayor Joe McComb suggests Ling will be moving to Corpus Christi before giving her a key to the city during the Women's Shelter of South Texas' sixth annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-TimesAward-winning journalist Lisa Ling speaks at the Women's Shelter of South Texas' sixth annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-TimesJudge Missy Medary views jeans with messages by students before the start of the Women's Shelter of South Texas' sixth annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center.Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-TimesAdrea Mihoin (left) gets her book signed by award-winning journalist Lisa Ling following the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-TimesLorena Parada-Valdes speaks about her journey of survival at the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center.Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-TimesFrances Wilson, president and CEO of the Women's Shelter of South Texas, holds up the original diary kept by the founder of the shelter during the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. She said changes will be coming to the shelter in January.Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-TimesAdriana Moreno (left) gets her book signed by award-winning journalist Lisa Ling following the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-TimesSeems Mathur (left) talks with award-winning journalist Lisa Ling following the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-TimesAward-winning journalist Lisa Ling speaks at the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-TimesAward-winning journalist Lisa Ling speaks at the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center. Ling was the keynote speaker at the event.Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-TimesLorena Parada-Valdes speaks about her journey of survival at the Women's Shelter of South Texas' 6th annual Great Expectations Speaker Luncheon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the American Bank Center.Rachel Denny Clow/Caller-Times