Executive Staff
Executive Board
Advisory Board
Nilam Agrawal
Adv. Board Member, Parent & Children’s Disability Rights Advocate
Little Elm, Texas
Debra Caudy, M.D.
Adv. Board Member & Founder,
29 Acres
Dallas, Texas
Abigail Erickson-Torres
Adv. Board Member & CEO,
Frontiers of Flight Museum
Dallas, Texas
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Shammah Joy
Adv. Board Member &
Managing Partner,
Luxury Distilled Beverages
Plano, Texas
Hollis Owens
Adv. Board Member, Founder & Executive Director,
To Be Like Me
Richardson, TX
Josh Whitaker
Adv. Board Member & Director,
Vistra Corp.
Irving, Texas
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Mike Allen
Adv. Board Member
McKinney, Texas
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Shelley Crowder
Adv. Board Member &
Chief Program Officer,
My Possibilities
Plano, Texas
Meryl K. Evans
Adv. Board Member, Speaker & Accessibility Marketing Consultant, Meryl.net
Plano, Texas
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Linda Kordek-Milton
Adv. Board Member & Texas State Director,
Best Buddies International
Sunnyvale, TX
Amy Spawn
Adv. Board Member & CEO,
The Warren Center
McKinney, TX
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Emily Zoog
Adv. Board Member & VP,
Veritex Community Bank
Sachse, Texas
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Sharon Bradley
Adv. Board Member & Director of Family & Social Services,
Plano Independent School District
Allen, Texas
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Christene 'Chris' Downs
Adv. Board Member,
Attorney & Founder,
Krupa Downs Law, PLLC
Plano, Texas
Charles Heasley
Adv. Board Member & President,
J&C Leadership Consulting, LLC
Allen, Texas
Loretta McAlister
Adv. Board Member & STEM Teacher, Crème de la Crème
Richardson, TX
Robin Thompson
Adv. Board Member &
Community Volunteer
Frisco, Texas
Amanda Zrile
Adv. Board Member & President, Altruistic
Waxahachie, Texas
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Committees
Advocacy
TBD, Chair
Shammah Kinchen, Chair
Helen-Anne Gable, Chair
Tiffani Martin, Chair
DEIA Council
Dylan M. Rafaty, Chair
TBD, Chair
Helen-Anne Gable, Chair
Tiffani Martin, Chair
Emerging Leaders
Dylan M. Rafaty, Chair
Helen-Anne Gable, Chair
Helen-Anne Gable, Chair
Tiffani Martin, Chair
Ambassadors
Tiffani Martin, Chair
Tiffani Martin, Chair
Helen-Anne Gable, Chair
Tiffani Martin, Chair
Early Childhood
TBD, Chair
Dylan M. Rafaty, Chair
Helen-Anne Gable, Chair
Tiffani Martin, Chair
Health Equity
Helen-Anne Gable, Chair
Helen-Anne Gable, Chair
Helen-Anne Gable, Chair
Tiffani Martin, Chair