Leadership Staff
Sharla Myers, J.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Jafferali "JJ" Jamal
Chief Financial Officer
TINA M. HOLT, MBA
Senior Director of Advancement
Development and Marketing
Dionne Daniels
Senior Director of Information and Assistance
2-1-1 Texas InfoLine, North Central Texas - Dallas Region
Doris Soler
Senior Director of Aging and Disability Services
Dallas Area Agency on Aging
Samanda Gronstal
Senior Director of Economic Mobility
Jessica Walker
Director of Community Wellness
Julianna Jackel
Director of Human Resources
Board of Directors
In accordance with the Community Services Block Grant, the Board of Directors is a tripartite board consisting of equal thirds democratically elected representatives from low-income areas served, elected officials or their representatives, and private sector members.
Anga L. Sanders
Chair
FEED Oak Cliff
Elected Official Designee, Councilman Casey Thomas II, District 3
John A. Cuellar
Vice Chair
La Estrella de Cuellar, Inc.
Elected Official Designee, Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, District 4
La Shonda Dennis
Treasurer
Pegue-Dennis, CPA PC
Private Sector
Sylvia Garza Mancha
Secretary
Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep
Democratically Elected, East Dallas
Denise M. Gomez
Children's Health
Democratically Elected, South Dallas
Rick Illes
Illes Foods
Elected Official Designee, State Senator Nathan Johnson, District 16
Gaby Rawlings
DHI Communities
Private Sector
Raul Reyes, Jr.
Civic Volunteer
Democratically Elected, West Dallas
Veronica Shanklin
Dementia Care Warriors
Democratically Elected, South Dallas
Candace Thompson
Civic Volunteer
Private Sector
Justina Walford
Wildworks PR
Elected Official Designee, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins
Myron H. Watkins, Jr.
MV Transportation
Private Sector
