Board of Directors

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Our Board of Directors has decades of experience, both in the nonprofit arena and corporate world. Combined, these professionals work tirelessly to fulfill our mission to help young people to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. 

OFFICERS

CHAIR
Julie Jennings, Capellas Partners

VICE CHAIR
Ben Jackson, AT&T

SECRETARY
Joy Bartholomew, Bank of America 

TREASURER
Charles Ballard, Kimberly-Clark

HONORARY CHAIR
George S. Watson, George Watson Investments

INTERIM PRESIDENT & CEO
Debra Taylor

DIRECTORS

Nichole Babiak, Gensler

Josh Bradburn, State Farm

Scott Connor, KPMG

Jeremy Gott, Baker Botts

Ferrell Keel, Jones Day

Mike Kryger, Deloitte

Peter Lewis, Scheef & Stone

Anne Maitland, The Dill Foundation

Grant McGee, Kimberly-Clark

Joanna McKinney, Forrest Weldon

Jamie Paterson, TBK Bank

Jim Pike, FLUOR

Paul Stafford, Stafford Law Firm

Wendy Wilkerson, Toyota Motor North America

John Zimmermann, Sycamore Tree Capital Partners

NON-VOTING MEMBERS

Junior League Advisory Chair – Caroline Buckley, Financial Consultant

Alumni Representative – Idris Akinpelu, Assistant District Attorney Tarrant County

ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIRS

Richardson Advisory Chair – Assistant Chief Coby Pewitt

East Dallas Advisory Chair – Meagan Cortinas

Navarro County Advisory Chair – Barbara Kelley

 

PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE

Levi Davis

Tom Falk

Jerry King-Echevarria

Gerald Louviere

Scott Murray

Jimmy Westcott