Our Board of Directors
2024–2025
Executive Committee
Gilbert Gerst
Board Chairman Emeritus
Bank of Texas
Georgia Scaife
President
Mark D. Cooks
Vice President
Lee McKinney
Treasurer
Paulette Turner
Secretary
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
Jack Skinner
VP IT & Security
Oversee My IT, LLC
Kim Whitaker
VP Development
McKesson
Ann Williams
Founder
Keron Wright
Governance
Burke Bogdanowicz PLLC
Lisa Young **
VP Finance
Ernst & Young, LLP – Retired
Board of Directors
Brandy Alfred
Community Volunteer
Angela Chapman
Bright Legacy Enterprises, LLC
Greer L. Christian
Walmart
Kyle Davis
O'Melveny
Lawanda Penland Dunwell
L3Harris Technologies
Farah Fitzpatrick
Capital One
Jesse Hornbuckle
Commissioner, OAC/City of Dallas
Ebonie Jackson
Bank of America
Stephanie L. Johnson
AT&T
Kevin Lewis
Deloitte LLP
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 Rodgers
Skin Specialists of Allen and Addison
Melanie Guthrie Sanders
Team One
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
Board Chairman Emeritus
Georgia Scaife
President
Mark D. Cooks
Vice President
Paulette Turner
Secretary
JeAnna L. Parker
VP Audit
Andersen
Frank Samuels
VP Strategic Planning
Kim Whitaker
VP Development
DFW International Airport
Keron Wright
VP Governance
Burke Bogdanowicz PLLC
Lee McKinney
Treasurer
Mark Howard
VP Investment
Momentum Wealth Strategies
Clem Maddox
VP Government Affairs
Charter Spectrum
Jack Skinner
VP IT & Security
Oversee My IT, LLC
Ann Williams
Founder
Lisa Young **
VP Finance
Ernst & Young, LLP – Retired
Board of Directors
Brandy Alfred
Community Volunteer
Greer L. Christian
Walmart, Inc.
Lawanda Penland Dunwell **
L3Harris Technologies
Jesse Hornbuckle
Liason, OAC/City of Dallas
Stephanie L. Johnson
AT&T
Holly Mayer
P.R.I.D.E. Rehab - Retired
Amenemopé McKinney
Big Sky Funds
Heidi K. Murray
Leadership Women
Geralyn Richard
Libéte LLC
Melanie Guthrie Sanders
Team One
Linda Todd
LMT Global Consulting Solutions LLC
Petre Pleasants-White
Community Volunteer
Angela Chapman
Bright Legacy Enterprises, LLC
Kyle Davis
O'Melveny
Farah Fitzpatrick
Capital One
Ebonie Jackson
Bank of America
Kevin Lewis
Deloitte LLP
Shelia McAfee
U.S. Bank
DeDe McGuire
"DeDe in the Morning Show"
Christopher Plumlee
ELEVATE Strategy Group
Tanya Reddick Rodgers
Skin Specialists of Allen and Addison
Ahava Silkey-Jones
Dallas College
Keith Webb
Genesis Motor America
** National Board Members
Executive Committee
Gilbert Gerst
Board Chairman Emeritus
Bank of Texas
Georgia Scaife
President
Mark D. Cooks
Vice President
Lee McKinney
Treasurer
Paulette Turner
Secretary
Mark Howard
VP Investment
Momentum Wealth Strategies
JeAnna L. Parker
VP Audit
Clem Maddox
VP Government Affairs
Charter Spectrum
Frank Samuels
VP Strategic Planning
Jack Skinner
VP IT & Security
Oversee My IT, LLC
Kim Whitaker
VP Development
McKesson
Ann Williams
Founder
Keron Wright
Governance
Burke Bogdanowicz PLLC
Lisa Young **
VP Finance
Ernst & Young, LLP – Retired
Board of Directors
Brandy Alfred
Community Volunteer
Angela Chapman
Bright Legacy Enterprises, LLC
Greer L. Christian
Walmart
Kyle Davis
O'Melveny
Lawanda Penland Dunwell
L3Harris Technologies
Farah Fitzpatrick
Capital One
Jesse Hornbuckle
Commissioner, OAC/City of Dallas
Ebonie Jackson
Bank of America
Stephanie L. Johnson
AT&T
Kevin Lewis
Deloitte LLP
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 Rodgers
Skin Specialists of Allen and Addison
Melanie Guthrie Sanders
Team One
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