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
Eric Watson, FutureWave Finance

VICE CHAIR
Julie Jennings, Capellas Partners

SECRETARY
Charles Ballard, Kimberly-Clark

TREASURER
Marty Ellen, Consultant

HONORARY CHAIR
George S. Watson, Steelcreek Management 

PRESIDENT & CEO
Karen Tan, LCSW

DIRECTORS

Ben Jackson, AT&T

Ferrell Keel, Jones Day

Grant McGee, Kimberly-Clark

James Schmeltekopf, Wells Fargo Bank

Jeremy Gott, Baker Botts

Jim Pike, FLUOR

Jim Trester, Ryan, LLC

Jivka Batchvarova, PwC

John Zimmermann, Sycamore Tree Capital Partner

Josh Bradburn, State Farm

Joy L. Bartholomew, Bank of America

Mike Kryger, Deloitte

Paul Manno, Gensler

Paul Stafford, Stafford Moore PLLC

Peter Lewis, Scheef & Stone, LLP

Scott Connor, KPMG

Sonya Macatee, Consultant

Thomas Ehlmann, NBC5 (retired)

Wendy Wilkerson, Toyota

NON-VOTING MEMBERS

YPF Advisory Chair – Ryan O’Malley, Goldman, Sachs and Co. LLC

Junior League Advisory Chair – Madeline Nauyokas, Momentum

Alumni Representative – Idris Akinpelu, Assistant District Attorney Tarrant County

ADVISORY COUNCIL CHAIRS

Richardson Advisory Chair – Assistant Chief Coby Pewitt

East Dallas Advisory Chair – Erin Cihak

Navarro County Advisory Chair – Les Leskoven

Mesquite Advisory Chair – Officer Steven Contreras 

Oak Cliff Advisory Co-Chairs – Thomas Spann and Ricky Garcia

Grand Prairie Advisory Chair – Paul Burrow

West Dallas Advisory Chair – OPEN

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Levi Davis

Tom Falk

Jerry King-Echevarria

Gerald Louviere

Scott Murray

Jimmy Westcott