Executive Team
Special Advisors to the
President & CEO
Michelle Burgess
Founder & CEO
Just Reset It
Dallas, Texas
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Latosha Herron-Bruff
SVP,
Dallas Regional Chamber
Dallas, Texas
Linda Kordek-Milton
Retired, Consultant
Best Buddies Texas
Sunnyvale, Texas ​
Michael Thomas
Founder & CEO,
ConnectIDD
Plano, Texas​
Sandy Cross
Vice President, People & Culture,
PWHL
Atlanta, Georgia
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Dr. Cheryl A. Jackson
Founder,
Minnie's Food Pantry
Allen, Texas ​
Cynt Marshall
President & CEO,
Marshalling Resources
Dallas, Texas ​
Kevin Vela
Managing Partner,
Vela Wood
Dallas, Texas​
Richard Grady
Community Leader
Plano, Texas
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Elizabeth Jenswold
HR & Organizational Development Consultant,
The Human Resource Consortium, LLC
McKinney, Texas ​
Hiren Shukla
Global Neurodiversity Leader,
Ernst & Young (EY)
Dallas, Texas ​
Executive Board
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Advisory Board
Emily Ackerman
Director of Business Development,
Bennett Thrasher
Dallas, Texas
Braden Anderson
Equipment & Video Analyst,
Dallas Trinity FC
Dallas, Texas​
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Debra Caudy, M.D.
Founder,
29 Acres
Dallas, Texas
Christene 'Chris' Downs
Attorney & Founder,
Krupa Downs Law, PLLC
Plano, Texas
Carson Gibbons
Founder,
DallasMeetup
Dallas, Texas ​​
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Jay Kadi
Partner,
Forvis Mazars
Dallas, Texas
Nakoa D. Merritt
Community Engagement & Partnership Coordinator,
With Ministries
Dallas, Texas​
Scott Saucier
Director,
Goodwill Industries of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Amy Spawn
CEO,
The Warren Center
McKinney, Texas​
Saadia Ahmed
Founder & Co-Chair, Special Needs Committee
Islamic Association of Collin County
Plano, Texas
Sharon Bradley
Founder & Principal Consultant,
RestroativeFlo Educational Solutions
Allen, Texas​
Tracy Churchman
Area Director, North Texas
Best Buddies Texas
Frisco, Texas
Kathy Erickson
Community Advocate
Frisco, Texas
Charles Heasley
President,
Blue Lion Leadership
Allen, Texas
Hussain Manjee
President & Chief Success Officer,
DHD Films
Dallas, Texas
David Miller
Director of Community Services,
City of Southlake
Southlake, Texas​
Jim Semans
Key Account Manager,
SK Life Science, Inc.
Plano, Texas
Josh Whitaker
Director,
Vistra Corp.
Irving, Texas​
Mike Allen
Community Member
McKinney, Texas​
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Bailey Bryant
Senior Event Manager,
Broadway Dallas
Dallas, Texas​
Shelley Crowder
Chief Program Officer,
My Possibilities
Plano, Texas
Meryl K. Evans
Speaker & Accessibility Marketing Consultant, Meryl.net
Plano, Texas ​​
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Krista Hinton
Partner & Wealth Advisor,
Corient
Dallas, Texas
Loretta McAlister
STEM Teacher, Crème de la Crème
Richardson, Texas
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Hollis Owens
Founder & Executive Director,
To Be Like Me
Richardson, Texas
Brit Smart
Executive Director,
Oak Hill Academy
Dallas, Texas
Amanda Zrile
President, Altruistic
Waxahachie, Texas​
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Committees
Advocacy
Bruce Thompson & Bridgett Davis, Co-Chairs
Shammah Kinchen, Chair
Helen-Anne Gable, Chair
Tiffani Martin, Chair
Emerging Leaders
Dylan M. Rafaty, Chair
Dylan M. Rafaty, Chair
Helen-Anne Gable, Chair
Tiffani Martin, Chair
Executive
Kellie Best & Lauren Collins, Co-Chairs
Dylan M. Rafaty, Chair
Helen-Anne Gable, Chair
Tiffani Martin, Chair
Relationships
Lesley Payne & Rod Hooker, Co-Chairs
Dylan M. Rafaty, Chair
Helen-Anne Gable, Chair
Tiffani Martin, Chair
Ambassadors
Tiffani Martin & Barbara Tunstall, Co-Chairs
Tiffani Martin, Chair
Helen-Anne Gable, Chair
Tiffani Martin, Chair
Events
Kellie Best & Lauren Collins, Co-Chairs
Dylan M. Rafaty, Chair
Helen-Anne Gable, Chair
Tiffani Martin, Chair
Marketing
Elisa Klein & Vahid Behzadi, Co-Chairs
Dylan M. Rafaty, Chair
Helen-Anne Gable, Chair
Tiffani Martin, Chair