Executive Team
Dylan M. Rafaty
President & CEO
Frisco, Texas
Special Advisors to the
President & CEO
Michelle Burgess
Founder & CEO
Just Reset It
Dallas, Texas
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
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
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
Kellie Best
Board Chair
Frisco, Texas
Lauren N. Collins
Board Vice Chair
Dallas, Texas
Lesley Payne
Treasurer
Prosper, Texas
Elisa Klein
Secretary
Plano, Texas
Vahid Behzadi
Exec. Board Member
Frisco, Texas
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Bridgett Davis
Exec. Board Member
Arlington, Texas
Rod Hooker
Exec. Board Member
Dallas, Texas
Tiffani Martin
Exec. Board Member
DeSoto, Texas
Bruce Thompson
Exec. Board Member
Frisco, Texas
Barbara Tunstall
Exec. Board Member
Dallas, Texas
Advisory Board
Emily Ackerman
Director of Business Development,
Bennett Thrasher
Dallas, Texas
Braden Anderson
US Deaf Soccer Player,
USA Deaf Soccer
Dallas, Texas
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
Krista Hinton
Partner & Wealth Advisor,
Corient
Dallas, Texas
Loretta McAlister
STEM Teacher, Crème de la Crème
Richardson, Texas
Ed Oliva
Executive Director,
Daymark Living
Waxahachie, Texas
Jim Semans
Key Account Manager,
SK Life Science, Inc.
Plano, Texas
Josh Whitaker
Director,
Vistra Corp.
Irving, Texas
Saadia Ahmed
Founder & Co-Chair, Special Needs Committee
Islamic Association of Collin County
Plano, Texas
Matthew Baek
Founder & President,
The Stray Point Project
Carrollton, Texas
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
Jay Kadi
Partner,
Forvis Mazars
Dallas, Texas
Nakoa D. Merritt
Community Engagement & Partnership Coordinator,
With Ministries
Dallas, Texas
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
Mike Allen
Community Member
McKinney, 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
Scott Saucier
Director,
Goodwill Industries of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Amy Spawn
CEO,
The Warren Center
McKinney, Texas
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