Board of Directors
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Uplift Education has a board of appointed community leaders and volunteers that help guide the direction and future of the network as a whole.
Board meetings are open to the public. Click any of the Quick Links for more information.
Board of Directors 2023-24
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Cullum Clark*
Chairman of the Board
Director of the Bush Institute, Economic Growth InitiativeDr. Lael Melville*
Vice-Chairman of the Board
CEO, The Melville Family Foundation
Cristina Barbosa
Community Volunteer and Executive Director of the Michael Young Family Foundation
Roslyn Barker
Executive Chief of Staff, Toyota North America
John Beckert*
Chair- Development and External Affairs Committee
Operating Partner, Highlander Partners, L.P.Dr. Michielle Benson
Executive Director, The Arts for Minority Youth
Simon Chen
Chief Accounting Officer, Varsity Brands
Adam Cox
Partner, Bain & Company
Pilar Davies*
Co-Chair - School Engagement Committee
Tony Dona
Former Chairman of the Board
Executive Director, Greystar-Thackeray
Richard Frapart
Former Chairman of the Board
Honorary Member of the Executive Committee
Chief Operating Officer, Stratford LandRicky Garcia*
Senior Program Manager, Schwab Community Services & Charles Schwab Foundation
Mandy Ginsberg
Rusty Jaggers
Community Volunteer
Cameron Johnson*
Chair- Real Estate Committee
CEO, NicksonAndre McEwing*
Chair- Uplift Fort Worth Advisory Board
Supplier Diversity Manager, Tarrant County CollegeElena McFann
President, Medicare, Government Business Division, Anthem, Inc.
John McPherson*
Chair - Strategic Planning Committee, Finance
Vice Chairman, Forterra, Inc.Harold Montgomery
Managing Partner, T9 Fund, LP
Yanela Montoya
Director of Advocacy, Dallas Afterschool
Todd Rapp
Chief Executive Officer, PineBridge Partners LP
Giovanny Sanchez
Account Executive, Perry Weather
James Stanton*
Chair- Advocacy Committee
Partner, Stanton LLPEd Tauriac*
Chair - Audit Committee
Senior Strategic Advisory, FTI ConsultingChristine VanDeVelde*
Co-Chair - School Engagement Committee
Author, Journalist and Speaker
Peter Zwick
Partner, Jones Day
Kevin Bryant
Former Chairman of the Board
General Counsel, Crow Holdings
Melissa McNeil
Former Chairman of the Board
Ryan Moss
Former Chairman of the Board
Executive Vice President & CFO, Lucid Energy Group
*denotes executive committee