Our Leadership Team
Bianca Jackson, Chief Executive Officer
Jessica Brazeal, Chief Programs Officer
Our Staff
Rana Amini, Lead Mental Health Clinician
Annette Bailey, Survivor Leader
Angelica Bocage, Development and Communications Manager
Melanie Cephas, Youth Resource Center Therapist
Kara Christensen, Economic Empowerment Program Manager
Hannah Counter, Lead Mental Health Clinician
Maggie FitzGerald, Development Assistant
Monica Flores, Youth Case Manager
Vanessa Garnica, Volunteer Manager
Robbie Hamilton, Youth Mentor
Vanity Johnson, Youth Case Manager
Meghan Kindred, Receptionist & Intake Coordinator
Krista Maddox, Accounting Director
Jessica Martinez, Economic Empowerment Specialist
Susan McKelvy, National Conference Director
Lacy Montgomery, Adult Case Manager
Priya Murphy, Senior Director of Development
Kathleen Orr, Senior Director Human Resources
Honey Owens, Mental Health Clinician
Annalise Peterson, Grants Manager
Diann Tigner, Economic Empowerment Specialist
Vivian Valles, Youth Case Manager
2021 - 2022 Board of Directors
Tracey Nash-Huntley , NFNL Board Chair, Community Leader
Robin Bagwell, Community Leader
Nancy Best, Business and Community Leader
Adam Cannon, VP of Brand Management, G6 Hospitality, LLC.
Sherri Daniel, Certified Public Accountant
Cole Edmonson, DNP, RN; Chief Clinical Officer, AMN Healthcare
Kelley Grayson, VP, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Ashlee Kleinert, Community Leader
Wendy Messmann, Regional Investment Executive, US Trust, Bank of America
Paulette Miniter, Associate, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann
Jane A. Rose, General Counsel, Irwin R. Rose & Co.
Christa Sanford, Partner, Baker Botts, LLP
Pat Schenkel, Community Leader
Shelly Slater, Community Leader, WFAA Special Contributor
Gail Turner, Community Leader, SMU affiliation
Jessica Turner-Waugh, Actor & Voice Over Artist
Katherine Wynne, Business and Community Leader
HONORARY BOARD Members
Nancy Ann Hunt, Business and Community Leader
Hon. Jeanne Phillips, Senior Vice President, Corporate Engagement & International Relations for Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
Lisa Troutt, Community Leader
NFNL Board Chair
Chris Johnson, Chair
George Ball, Clinical Psychologist
Jeff Blakeley
Noel Bouché
Tyler Clutts
Mark Demler, Project Moses, Co-Founder
Scott Dyer
Zeke Fortenberry, Attorney for victims, Fortenberry Firm PLLC
Michael K. Hurst, Trial Partner, Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann
Chris Kleinert, Hunt Investment Holdings, LLC
Joshua Mayfield
Bill Minick, Workers’ Compensation Innovator
Jerry Sanders, PlainsCapital Bank, President, Preston Center
Men’s Advocacy Group Honorary Board
Ray Hunt
Bobby Lyle
Pete Schenkel
John Scovell
R. Gerald Turner
Chris Johnson
MAG Board Chair
Circle of Friends Board 2021-2022
Emily Hargrove - President
Christin Brown - Fundraising/ Membership Co-chair
Alicia Forbes - Holiday/Donation Drives Co-chair
Maureen Gutierrez - Fundraising/ Membership Co-chair
Gracie Hunt - Community Engagement Co-chair
Tracie Jay - Staff Appreciation Co-chair
Sharita Kayembe - Staff Appreciation Co-chair
Julia Kramer - Holiday/Donation Drives Co-chair
Sheryl Lilly-Pidgeon - Hospitality Chair
Paige Mason - Staff Appreciation Co-chair
Ashley McConkey - Holiday/Donation Co-chair
Laura Weis - Holiday/Donation Co-chair
Janis Wells - Staff Appreciation Co-chair
Lisa Winkley - Fundraising/ Membership Co-chair
Tracy Young - Community Engagement Co-chair
COF President