Our Leadership Team
Bianca Davis, Chief Executive Officer
Kathleen Dooley, Chief HR and Operations Officer
Priya Murphy, Chief Development Officer
Claudia Davila, Chief Programs Officer
Our Staff
Annette Bailey, Program Resource Coordinator
Avery Hammer, Case Program Manager
Geizel Hatch, Mental Health Clinician
Katrina Tamez, Grants Manager
Kimberly Reuter, Clinical Director
Marie Leblanc, Education Specialist
Miluska Acuy-Edwards, Economic Empowerment Specialist
Monica Flores, Case Management Director
Myrna Olaya, Clinical Program Manager
Nevaeh Lopez, Adult Case Manager
Priscila Torres Ortiz, Youth Case Manager
Robbie Hamilton, Youth Mentor
Samantha Carmean, Development Assistant
Shenita Mitchell, Accounting Director
Sierra Harrold, Youth Case Manager
Sydney Wright, Events & Communications Manager
Vanessa Barker, Community Engagement Director
Victoria Flores, Paralegal
Yeimy Garcia, Receptionist and Intake Coordinator
OUR BOARDS
2024 - 2025 Board of Directors
Jane A. Rose, General Counsel, Irwin R. Rose & Co.
Adam Cannon, Chief Brand Officer, G6 Hospitality, LLC.
Erin Nealy Cox, Partner at Kirkland & Ellis and a former high-ranking U.S. DOJ official
Sherri Daniel, Certified Public Accountant
Dr. Cole Edmonson, Healthcare Executive, Strategic Advisor, and Emeritus Chief Clinical Officer
Kelley Grayson, Regional VP, Provider Network Solutions
Laura Harris, Journalist and Co-Anchor, NBC5
Fallyn Jones, Senior Vice President, Citigroup, Inc.
Dr. Millicent Knight, OD, FAAO, FAARM, FNAP; Senior Vice President, Customer Development Group, EssilorLuxottica
Camelia Lopez-Shoemaker,Prosecutor
Sarah K. Miller, Philanthropist
Paulette Miniter, Partner, Brown Fox PLLC
Cheryl Monroe, VP Controller and Treasurer, Mary Kay Inc.
Laura Nieto, Managing Director of Corporate Responsibility, Southwest Airlines
Christa Sanford, Partner, Baker Botts, LLP
Elena Sacca Smith, Group Manager for the Office of Social Innovation, Toyota North America
Jessica Turner-Waugh, Actor and Community Leader
advisory BOARD Members
Nancy Ann Hunt - Business and Community Leader
Ashlee Kleinert - Community Leader
Hon. Jeanne Phillips - Senior Vice President, Corporate Engagement & International Relations for Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
Pat Schenkel - Community Leader
Gail Turner - Community Leader
JANE A. ROSE
NFNL Board Chair
C. Davis Prescott - Senior Vice President, First Horizon Bank
Dr. George Ball - Clinical Director, Heritage Counseling & Consulting
Scott Dyer - CEO, World Soccer Holdings
Michael Guinn - Motivational Speaker, Published Author, Social Worker
Michael Kawa
Scott X. Nady - Senior Assistant Coach Director of Player Development, Director of Dallas Recruiting, SMU
Paresh Patel - Managing Partner, Strategic Alliances
Jerry Sanders - President, PlainsCapital Bank
Mark Scalzo
Bill Wallace - Founder of Success North Dallas, Author & Netweaver
Men’s Advocacy Group Honorary Board
Ray L. Hunt - Executive Chairman, Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
Chris Kleinert - CEO, Hunt Investment Holdings, LLC, Hunt Realty Investments
Dr. Bobby Lyle - Chairman, President & CEO, Lyco Holdings Inc.
Pete Schenkel - Former President and Board Member of Dean Foods
John Scovell - Founder and Chairman, Woodbine
Brad Cheves - Vice President at Southern Methodist University
Dr. R. Gerald Turner - President, Southern Methodist University
C. Davis Prescott
MAG Board President
CIRCLE OF FRIENDS BOARD 2024 -2025
Crys Kelly - COF President , Social Analytics Director, Iris Worldwide
Nicole Devlin - Senior Vice President, Cadence Bank
Lynn Dowdle - Principal, Dowdle Real Estate
Adebimbola Faminu - Client Success Manager, Global Enterprise at Gartner
Dr. Maureen Gutierrez - MD, FACP, founder of Dallas Comprehensive Medical Care
Tracie A. Jay
Ashley Koos - Litigation Associate at Haynes and Boone, LLP
Amanda Muhammad - Mindfulness-Based Stress Management & Psychological Safety Consultant
Cindy Niederhaus
Erin Sander - Owner, Erin Sander Design
Veronica Smith -Software Engineer; Project Management
Karla Smith - Real Estate Specialist at SRS Real Estate Partners
Krysten Thompson - Director, Santander Consumer USA
Andrea Weidlich - Senior Director of Marketing, Vari
De’Edra S. Williams - Senior Vice President of Customer Success, CompTIA
Lisa Winkley - Community Leader and Philanthropist
Crys Kelly
COF President