Our Leadership Team
Bianca Davis, Chief Executive Officer
Our Staff
Rana Amini, Adult Program Director
Annette Bailey, Program Resource Coordinator
Vanessa Barker, Community Engagement Director
Samantha Carmean, Development Assistant
Hannah Counter, Youth Program Director
Monica Flores, Youth Program Manager
Victoria Flores, Paralegal
Emily Geiger, Mental Health Clinician
Robbie Hamilton, Youth Mentor
Avery Hammer, Adult Case Manager
Sierra Harrold, Youth Case Manager
Tori Davis-Henry, Mental Health Clinician
Patricia Hogue, Attorney
Jordan Kerr, Mental Health Clinician
Marie Leblanc, Education Specialist
Nevaeh Lopez, Receptionist & Intake Coordinator
Shenita Mitchell, Accounting Director
Lacy Montgomery, Adult Program Manager
Sydney Wright, Events & Communications Manager
Katrina Tamez, Grants Manager
Kelleigh Nicolas, Senior Mental Health Clinician
Daija Phillips, Youth Case Manager
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, DNP, RN; Chief Clinical Officer, AMN Healthcare
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, Federal Prosecutor, United States Attorney’s Office, Cyber/IP, National Security
Sarah K. Miller, Philanthropist
Paulette Miniter, Associate Attorney, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Cheryl Monroe, VP Controller and Treasurer, Mary Kay Inc.
Laura Nieto, Managing Director of Corporate Responsibility, South West 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
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.
Bill Minick - Workers' Compensation Innovator and Adviser
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 Chair
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
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