About

Board of Directors (2012-2013)

Executive Committee

• Dr. Marvin E. Robinson
  Chairman - Emeritus

  Accommodations, Inc.

• Bill E. Brown**
  VP Facilities

  Consultant

• Paulette E. Turner
  Secretary

  Integrated Leadership Concepts

• Gilbert Gerst
  Chairman

  BOK Financial

• Mark Cooks
  Vice President

  Wells Fargo

• Kim Whitaker
  VP Dev. & Fundraising

  United Healthcare

• Wynne Watkins**
  Vice-Chairman

  Retired - JC Penney, Co. Inc.

• Lee McKinney
  Treasurer

  City of Dallas

• Ann M. Williams
  Founder

  Dallas Black Dance Theatre

• Georgia Scaife
  President

  Retired-Super Media LLC

• Avalyn Pace
  VP Artistic

  TharHe Corporation

• Lisa P. Young**
  VP Finance

  Ernst & Young, LLP

• A. Shonn Brown
  VP Governance/Nominating

  Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail Shank, LLP

• Sheena Payne
  VP Marketing

  Global Payne Solutions

• David Anderson

  The Raytheon Company

• Eric C. Blue

  Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

• Juanita Brown

  Downtown Business News

• Joleen Chambers

  Community Volunteer

• Greer L. Christian

  Consultant

• Carlos Clark

  Liberty Mutual Group

• Kellie L. Crewse

  J.P. Morgan Private Wealth Management

• Marie Diaz

  Pursuit of Excellence

• Robbie Douglas

  N. TX Super Bowl XLV Host Committee

• Ann E. Dudley

  American Airlines/American Eagle

• Daisy Faye Gafford

  OCA/City of Dallas

• Latasha Stringer Grinnell

  Dean Food Company

• Andre Jessie

  Yellow Cab Company

• Stephanie L. Johnson

  Consultant

• Clem Maddox

  Time Warner Cable

• Lee McKinney

  City of Dallas

• Ivy McQuain

  Organized Noise

• Heidi K. Murray

  The Foundation for Women's Resources

• Laura Jeffers Murray

  Jeffers Investment

• Herdercine Nash

  Community Development Volunteer

• Ron Patterson

  FDIC

• Lavida Samuel-McGhee

  DallasBlack.com

• Willow Sanchez

  MW Logistics, LLC

• Dr. Florence B. Shafiq

  Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

• Jack Skinner

  DigiSuccor

• Cameron Smith

  My Jazz Network

• Jennifer R. Soles, CPA

  Texas Instruments, Inc.

• Diane Stephenson

  United Negro College Fund

• Kim Strong

  Target Corporation

• Robert B. Tapley

  The Tapley Group, Inc.

• Linda Todd

  Xerox

• Terdema L. Ussery, Esq.

  The Dallas Mavericks

• James Washington

  The Dallas Weekly

• Annette Watkins

  Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

• Paula Watkins

  The Bridge at Fair Park

** National Board Members