Our Board of Directors

2024–2025

Executive Committee

Gilbert Gerst

Chairman

Bank of Texas

Georgia Scaife

President

SuperMedia, LLC – Retired

Mark D. Cooks

Vice President, VP Artistic

Frost Bank

Lee McKinney

Treasurer

City of Dallas – Retired

Paulette Turner

Secretary

Integrated Leadership Concepts, Inc.

Mark Howard

VP Investment

Momentum Wealth Strategies

JeAnna L. Parker

VP Audit

Anderson

Clem Maddox

VP Government Affairs

Charter Spectrum

Frank Samuels

VP Strategic Planning

Accenture – Retired

Jack Skinner

VP IT & Security

Oversee My IT, LLC

Kim Whitaker

VP Development

McKesson

Ann Williams

Founder

Dallas Black Dance Theatre

Keron Wright

Governance

Burke Bogdanowicz PLLC

Lisa Young **

VP Finance

Ernst & Young, LLP – Retired

Board of Directors

Brandy Alfred

Community Volunteer

Joleen Chambers

Community Volunteer

Angela Chapman

Bright Legacy Enterprises, LLC

Greer L. Christian

Walmart

Kyle Davis

Locke Lord, LLP

Lawanda Penland Dunwell

L3Harris Technologies

Farah Fitzpatrick

Community Volunteer

Jesse Hornbuckle

Commissioner, OAC/City of Dallas

Ebonie Jackson

Bank of America

Stephanie L. Johnson

AT&T

Marianne Lamont

Texas Instruments

Kevin Lewis

Deloitte LLP

Terrence G. Maiden

Russell Glen Company

Holly Mayer

P.R.I.D.E. Rehab -Retired

Shelia McAfee

U.S. Bank

Amenemopé McKinney

Big Sky Funds

DeDe McGuire

"DeDe in the Morning Show"

Heidi K. Murray

Leadership Women

Christopher Plumlee

ELEVATE Strategy Group

Geralyn Richard

Libéte LLC

Tanya Reddick Rogers

Skin Specialists of Allen and Addison

Melanie Guthrie Sanders

Walmart

Boski Sharma

Communities Foundation of Texas

Ahava Silkey-Jones

Dallas College - School of Creative Arts, Entertainment and Design

Linda Todd

LMT Global Consulting Solutions LLC

Keith Webb

Genesis Motor America

Petre Pleasants-White

Community Volunteer

** National Board Members

Executive Committee

Gilbert Gerst

Chairman

Bank of Texas

Georgia Scaife

President

SuperMedia, LLC – Retired

Mark D. Cooks

Vice President, VP Artistic

Frost Bank

Paulette Turner

Secretary

Integrated Leadership Concepts, Inc.

Clem Maddox

VP Government Affairs

Charter Spectrum

Sheena Payne

VP Marketing

Global Payne Solutions

Jack Skinner

VP IT & Security

Oversee My IT, LLC

Ann Williams

Founder

Dallas Black Dance Theatre

Lisa Young **

VP Finance

Ernst & Young, LLP – Retired

Lee McKinney

Treasurer

City of Dallas – Retired

Mark Howard

VP Investment

Momentum Wealth Strategies

JeAnna L. Parker

VP Audit

Andersen

Frank Samuels

VP Strategic Planning

Accenture – Retired

Kim Whitaker

VP Development

DFW International Airport

Keron Wright

VP Governance

Burke Bogdanowicz PLLC

Board of Directors

Brandy Alfred

Community Volunteer

Angela Chapman

Bright Legacy Enterprises, LLC

Kyle Davis

Locke Lord, LLP

Farah Fitzpatrick

Santander Consumer USA

Ebonie Jackson

Bank of America

Marianne Lamont

Texas Instruments

Terrence G. Maiden

Russell Glen Company

Shelia McAfee

U.S. Bank

Heidi K. Murray

Leadership Women

Geralyn Richard

Libéte LLC

Boski Sharma

Communities Foundation of Texas

Diane Stephenson

American Red Cross North Texas Region

Jessica Washington

The Dallas Weekly

Petre Pleasants-White

VisitDallas

Joleen Chambers

Community Volunteer

Greer L. Christian

Walmart, Inc.

Lawanda Penland Dunwell **

L3Harris Technologies

Jesse Hornbuckle

Liason, OAC/City of Dallas

Stephanie L. Johnson

AT&T

Kevin Lewis

Deloitte LLP

Holly Mayer

P.R.I.D.E. Rehab - Retired

Amenemopé McKinney

Big Sky Funds

Kim Noltemy

Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Melanie Guthrie Sanders

Walmart

Ahava Silkey-Jones

Dallas College

Linda Todd

LMT Global Consulting Solutions LLC

Keith Webb

Genesis Motor America

** National Board Members

Executive Committee

Gilbert Gerst

Chairman

Bank of Texas

Georgia Scaife

President

SuperMedia, LLC – Retired

Mark D. Cooks

Vice President, VP Artistic

Frost Bank

Lee McKinney

Treasurer

City of Dallas – Retired

Paulette Turner

Secretary

Integrated Leadership Concepts, Inc.

Mark Howard

VP Investment

Momentum Wealth Strategies

JeAnna L. Parker

VP Audit

Anderson

Clem Maddox

VP Government Affairs

Charter Spectrum

Frank Samuels

VP Strategic Planning

Accenture – Retired

Jack Skinner

VP IT & Security

Oversee My IT, LLC

Kim Whitaker

VP Development

McKesson

Ann Williams

Founder

Dallas Black Dance Theatre

Keron Wright

Governance

Burke Bogdanowicz PLLC

Lisa Young **

VP Finance

Ernst & Young, LLP – Retired

Board of Directors

Brandy Alfred

Community Volunteer

Joleen Chambers

Community Volunteer

Angela Chapman

Bright Legacy Enterprises, LLC

Greer L. Christian

Walmart

Kyle Davis

Locke Lord, LLP

Lawanda Penland Dunwell

L3Harris Technologies

Farah Fitzpatrick

Community Volunteer

Jesse Hornbuckle

Commissioner, OAC/City of Dallas

Ebonie Jackson

Bank of America

Stephanie L. Johnson

AT&T

Marianne Lamont

Texas Instruments

Kevin Lewis

Deloitte LLP

Terrence G. Maiden

Russell Glen Company

Holly Mayer

P.R.I.D.E. Rehab -Retired

Shelia McAfee

U.S. Bank

Amenemopé McKinney

Big Sky Funds

DeDe McGuire

"DeDe in the Morning Show"

Heidi K. Murray

Leadership Women

Christopher Plumlee

ELEVATE Strategy Group

Geralyn Richard

Libéte LLC

Tanya Reddick Rogers

Skin Specialists of Allen and Addison

Melanie Guthrie Sanders

Walmart

Boski Sharma

Communities Foundation of Texas

Ahava Silkey-Jones

Dallas College - School of Creative Arts, Entertainment and Design

Linda Todd

LMT Global Consulting Solutions LLC

Keith Webb

Genesis Motor America

Petre Pleasants-White

Community Volunteer

** National Board Members

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