2026-2027
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Brandy Alfred
Head of Business Development, Amazon
Angela Chapman
CEO, Bright Legacy Enterprises, LLC
Mark Cooks
Vice President Community Leader, Frost Bank
Kyle Davis
Partner, O’Melveny
Lawanda Dunwell
Sr. Director, IT, Fresenius Medical Care
Farah Fitzpatrick
Community Volunteer
Gilbert Gerst**
SVP / Community Development Banking, Bank of Texas
Mark Howard
Principal & Owner, Momentum Wealth Strategies
Ebonie Jackson (Secretary & Nominating, Governance, Risk, & Compliance Chair*)
SVP, CFO Group, Bank of America
Clem Maddox**
Director, Government Affairs, Charter/Spectrum
Shelia McAfee
VP, Compliance Manager, US Bank
Amenemopé McKinney (Treasurer*)
Acquisition Associate, Big Sky Funds
Lee McKinney
Retired, Economic Dev., City of Dallas
DeDe McGuire
Radio Host, “DeDe in the Morning Show”
Heidi K. Murray
Chief Operating Officer, Leadership Women
JeAnna L. Parker (Finance, Audit, & Investments Chair*)
Managing Director, Anderson
Amber Pickens
ACAC Commisioner, OAC/City of Dallas
Christopher Plumlee (Stakeholder Relations Chair*)
Founder & President, ELEVATE Strategy Group
Geralyn Richard
Founder & Principal Consultant, Libéte LLC
Tanya Reddick Rodgers
Dermatologist, Skin Specialists of Allen and Addison
Frank Samuels (Strategic Planning Chair*)
Retired, Managing Director, Accenture
Melanie Guthrie Sanders
Senior Manager, Brand Cultural Strategy, Walmart
Georgia Scaife**
Retired, EVP, SuperMedia, LLC
Jennifer Scripps
President & CEO, Downtown Dallas, Inc.
Ahava Silkey-Jones
Vice Provost, Dallas College - School of Creative Arts, Entertainment and Design
Jack Skinner (President*)
President, Oversee My IT, LLC
Linda M. Todd
Retired, LMT Global Consulting Solutions LLC
Paulette Turner
President, Integrated Leadership Concepts, Inc.
Victor Vital
Partner, Haynes Boone
Keith Webb (Vice President*)
Senior Manager, Genesis Motor America
Tara Wells-Rhodes
Senior Vice President - Global HR, BNY Mellon
Kim Whitaker
Program and Community Analyst - Impact Innovation & Activation, McKesson
Petre White
Community Volunteer
Ann Williams (Founder*)
Founder, Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Chierra Williams
Senior Manager, Ernst & Young, LLP
Lisa Young (Human Resources Chair*/***)
Retired, Partner, Ernst & Young, LLP
* Executive Committee
** Honorary Board Member
*** National Board Member