Our Board of Directors
2021–2022
Executive Board
Dr. Marvin E. Robinson*
Chairman - Emeritus
Accommodations, Inc.
Gilbert Gerst*
Chairman
Georgia Scaife*
President
Mark D. Cooks*
Vice President
Lee McKinney*
Treasurer
Paulette Turner*
Secretary
A. Shonn Brown*
VP Governance/Nominating
Carisma Ramsey Fields*
VP Marketing
Richard Lee*
VP Audit
AlixPartners, LLP
Clem Maddox*
VP Government Affairs
Charter Spectrum
Frank Samuels
VP Strategic Planning
Willow Sanchez*
VP Artistic
Jack Skinner
VP IT & Security
Oversee My IT, LLC
Kim Whitaker*
VP Development
DFW International Airport
Ann Williams*
Founder
Lisa Young*/**
VP Finance
Ernst & Young, LLP
Board of Directors
Juanita Brown
Downtown Business News
Joleen Chambers
Community Volunteer
Angela Chapman
Bright Legacy Enterprises, LLC
Greer L. Christian
Charles Schwab
Kellie L. Crewse
True North Advisors
Kyle Davis
Locke Lord, LLP
Robbie Douglas
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
Ann E. Dudley**
American Airlines/American Eagle – Retired
Lawanda Penland Dunwell**
The Raytheon Company
Ella Goode Johnson
Liason, OAC/City of Dallas
Stephanie L. Johnson
AT&T
Marianne Lamont
Texas Instruments
Kevin Lewis
Deloitte LLP
Terrence G. Maiden
Russell Glen Company
Rev. Claude Maples
Community Volunteer
Holly Mayer
P.R.I.D.E. Rehab
Shelia McAfee
MUFG Union Bank, NA
Amenemopé McKinney
Big Sky Funds
Heidi K. Murray
Leadership Women
Kim Noltemy
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
JeAnna L. Parker
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Sheena Payne
Global Payne Solutions
Kymberley Scalia
HALL Group
Boski Sharma
Communities Foundation of Texas
Diane Stephenson
American Red Cross North Texas Region
Linda Todd
LMT Global Consulting Solutions LLC
Jim Washington
The Dallas Weekly
Petre White
VisitDallas
Freda Wright
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Keron Wright
Wright Legal Services PLLC
* Executive Board Officers
** National Board Members
Executive Board
Dr. Marvin E. Robinson*
Chairman - Emeritus
Accommodations, Inc.
Gilbert Gerst*
Chairman
Georgia Scaife*
President
Mark D. Cooks*
Vice President
Lee McKinney*
Treasurer
Paulette Turner*
Secretary
A. Shonn Brown*
VP Governance/Nominating
Carisma Ramsey Fields*
VP Marketing
Richard Lee*
VP Audit
AlixPartners, LLP
Clem Maddox*
VP Government Affairs
Charter Spectrum
Frank Samuels
VP Strategic Planning
Willow Sanchez*
VP Artistic
Jack Skinner
VP IT & Security
Oversee My IT, LLC
Kim Whitaker*
VP Development
DFW International Airport
Ann Williams*
Founder
Lisa Young*/**
VP Finance
Ernst & Young, LLP
Board of Directors
Juanita Brown
Downtown Business News
Joleen Chambers
Community Volunteer
Angela Chapman
Bright Legacy Enterprises, LLC
Greer L. Christian
Charles Schwab
Kellie L. Crewse
True North Advisors
Kyle Davis
Locke Lord, LLP
Robbie Douglas
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
Ann E. Dudley**
American Airlines/American Eagle – Retired
Lawanda Penland Dunwell**
The Raytheon Company
Ella Goode Johnson
Liason, OAC/City of Dallas
Stephanie L. Johnson
AT&T
Marianne Lamont
Texas Instruments
Kevin Lewis
Deloitte LLP
Terrence G. Maiden
Russell Glen Company
Rev. Claude Maples
Community Volunteer
Holly Mayer
P.R.I.D.E. Rehab
Shelia McAfee
MUFG Union Bank, NA
Amenemopé McKinney
Big Sky Funds
Heidi K. Murray
Leadership Women
Kim Noltemy
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
JeAnna L. Parker
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP – Retired
Sheena Payne
Global Payne Solutions
Kymberley Scalia
HALL Group
Boski Sharma
Communities Foundation of Texas
Diane Stephenson
American Red Cross North Texas Region
Linda Todd
LMT Global Consulting Solutions LLC
Jim Washington
The Dallas Weekly
Petre White
VisitDallas
Freda Wright
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Keron Wright
Wright Legal Services PLLC