Our Team

Community Partners of Dallas is led by a dedicated group of professionals and volunteers who bring deep experience, compassion and a shared commitment to children who have experienced abuse and neglect.

Our leadership team provides strategic direction and oversight, supported by a talented staff who carry out our programs and services each day. We are also grateful for an engaged board of directors whose guidance and stewardship help advance our mission and strengthen our impact across Dallas County.

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Staff

Administration

Joanna Clarke
President and CEO

Joe B. Clark
Vice President of Finance

Dee Franklin
Receptionist /
Administrative Assistant

Programs & Operations

Jennifer Doggett
Vice President of Operations

Adrienne O’Connor
Volunteer Director

Gina Wilson
Volunteer Coordinator

Carlie Briscoe
Program Director

Trevon Oliver
Program Director

Camryn Shepard
Program Manager

Mathob Diaz
Program Coordinator

Development & Communications

Samantha Eppler
Vice President of
Development and Communications

Jennifer Welden
Development Director

Ashley Davis
Corporate Relations Director

Natalie Avery
Communications Director

Jacqueline Hall
Development Manager – Auxiliaries

Lillian Cloud
Development Manager – Grants and Giving Programs

Ashley Cardenas
Development Coordinator

Board Members

Executive Committee

Chair
Sally Dutter
Community Volunteer

Secretary
Cynthia Hayes
Hayes Leasing Company

Treasurer
John Rutledge
Pacific Elm Properties

Nominating
Clay Rudick

Rudick Construction Group

Parliamentarian
Travis Dent
Holmes Murphy

Member at Large
Nate Christensen

Weil, Gotshal & Manges, LLP

Member at Large
Heather Lewless

Susser Bank

President & CEO
Joanna Clarke

Board of Directors

Dave Allston
Pariveda

Colby Hanks Baer
Community Volunteer

Vince Ceccacci
KPMG

Shawn Cleveland
BakerHostetler

Kelly Coakley
Hilti North America

Lacie Crow
Community Volunteer

Nick Diaz
Amegy Bank

Frank M. Dyer, II
T.D. Jakes Ministries

Taylor Frank
Eiseman Jewels

Catalina Gonzales
Dondolo

Shannon Kessner
Amazon Web Services

Noelle C. LeVeaux
Noelle LeVeaux Concepts

Austin G. Lewis
Origin Bank

Francie Mancillas
Newhouse Noblin Legal Search

Kayla Marsh
Forvis Mazars

Sandy Moore
Community Volunteer

Cassandra Nack
Grant Thornton

Mary Martha Pickens
Bank of America

Tanya Rice
Social Work Advocate

Damian Sanders
US Department of the Navy

Ellen Smith
Riveron Consulting

Mersina P. Stubbs
Pappas Design

LuAnn Tarango
Arcosa, Inc.

Jimmy Tran
Optima Mergers & Acquisitions

JW Washington III
Toyota Motor North America, Inc.

The Council

Helaine Blizzard
Robyn Conlon
Maurine Dickey
Mary Anne Dunne
Elizabeth Gambrell
Jill Goldberg
Todd Massey
Lynn McBee
Paige McDaniel
Greg Nieberding
Jessica O'Neal
Eric Peay
Kelley McDonald Schadt
Debbie Scripps
Stephanie Stollenwerck
Bo Wilson
Candace Winslow

Honorary Advisory Board