Civic Leader
Trustee Connie O’Neill is an active community volunteer who has served on numerous philanthropic boards. In addition to her service at CFT she has extensive board experience through her chairmanships of the boards of Children’s Medical Center Foundation, The Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Highland Park Education Foundation. She is also a member of the board of trustees of Southern Methodist University, and serves on the Senior Source and Momentous Institute boards of directors. She is co-chair of the executive committee of the Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education at SMU and is a member of the Children’s Health System of Texas board where she chairs the audit committee. Connie is a former president of the Junior League of Dallas, La Fiesta de las Seis Banderas, and she chaired the Crystal Charity Ball from 2010-2011. She is one of the first three female members of the Salesmanship Club of Dallas. Connie was previously a certified public accountant with Ernst & Young and is a member of the Texas Society of CPAs. Connie holds a bachelor’s of business administration from Southern Methodist University. In 2012, Connie was named Citizen of the Year for University Park and received the 2014 Hearts of Texas Lifetime Achievement Award by Volunteer Center of North Texas. Connie and her husband, Chris, live in Dallas. They have three daughters and one son. “It is an honor and a privilege to serve as a trustee of CFT alongside such passionate and talented trustees. CFT is the gold standard of philanthropic organizations and through its mission and professional and dedicated staff, it is changing the landscape of communities in North Texas and beyond. I look forward to being a part of the significant difference CFT will continue to make in the lives of countless families through its work and collaborations with others.” — Connie O'Neill
President & CEO
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial & Administrative Officer
Executive Director, Educate Texas
Chief Marketing Officer
Chief Philanthropy Officer
Chief Relationship Officer
Managing Director, Educate Texas
Program Assistant, RGV Focus
Director, North Texas Giving Day & Gift Processing/Constituent Records
Deputy Director, Programs, Educate Texas
Director, Policy, Educate Texas
Executive Assistant, Educate Texas
Marketing and Design Specialist
Project Manager
Philanthropy Fellow
Business Engagement Officer
Executive Assistant to the President/CEO and CFO
Director of Charitable Giving, Collin County
Officer, Marketing and Communications, Relationships/Philanthropy
Administrative Assistant, Facilities/IT
Marketing & Communications Associate, Educate Texas
Senior Director, Community Philanthropy
Deputy Director, Policy & Advocacy, Educate Texas
Facilities and Events Manager
Donor Relations Officer, Collin County
Deputy Development, Director
Deputy Director, Programs, Best in Class, Educate Texas
Staff Accountant
Deputy Director, Programs, Best In Class, Educate Texas
Associate, Programs, Educate Texas
Director, Learning & Insights
Director, Development, Educate Texas
Deputy Director, RGV FOCUS, Educate Texas
Chief Investment Officer
Senior Manager, Data Management and Analysis
Project Assistant
Donor Relations Coordinator and Executive Assistant
Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy
Senior Director, Property and Facilities
Community Philanthropy Officer
Deputy Director for RGV FOCUS, Educate Texas
Managing Director, Finance and Administration, Educate Texas
North Texas Giving Day Coordinator
Director of Sponsorships and Nonprofit Relations
Investment Officer
Director of Programs, Texas Network of School Improvement
Employee Engagement Coordinator
Senior Officer, Donor Engagement
Senior Director of Administration and Corporate Secretary
Director of Charitable Gift Planning
Meeting and Events Coordinator
Associate, Best In Class, Educate Texas
Associate Programs, Educate Texas
Nonprofit Manager, North Texas Giving Day
Scholarships and Philanthropy Officer
Senior Director, Insights and Analytics, Educate Texas
Palacios Area Fund Coordinator
Accounts Payable Administrator
Strategic Initiatives Officer
Senior Donor Engagement Specialist
Front Desk Coordinator
Managing Director of Higher Education, Educate Texas
Senior Grants Administrator
Executive Assistant, Relationships
North Texas Giving Day Marketing and Communications Manager
Coordinator/Administrative Assistant
Senior Philanthropy Officer
Analyst, Finance, Educate Texas
Director of Community Engagement, North Texas Giving Day
Financial Planning Analyst
Senior Coordinator, Gift Processing and Constituent Records
Chief Information Officer
Program & Administrative Assistant, Philanthropy
Senior Director of Donor Relations and Services
Director of Marketing and Communications
Investments Administrator
Director, Finance, Educate Texas
Associate, Insights & Analytics, Educate Texas
Senior Accounts Payable Administrator
Human Resources Director
Deputy Director, Insights & Analytics, Educate Texas
Community Impact Specialist
Senior Director, Programs, Educate Texas
Associate, Programs, Best In Class, Educate Texas
Senior Director, RGV FOCUS
Controller
Director of Strategic Relationships
Donor Relations Officer
Senior Officer, Community Philanthropy
Jr. Community Officer, Learning & Insights
Vice President, Finance
Senior Analyst, Philanthropy
Executive Assistant, Philanthropy
Executive Assistant, Finance
Director of Donor Engagement
Deputy Director, Insight & Analytics, Educate Texas
Associate, Educate Texas/CFT Programs
Program Assistant, Educate Texas
Deputy Director, College and Career Readiness, Educate Texas
Director of Programs, College and Career Readiness
Associate, Development, Educate Texas
Director, Texas College Access Network, Educate Texas
Human Resources Manager
North Texas Giving Day Data Analyst
Board Chair; Senior Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Vice Chair; Former Texas State Senator
President and CEO, CARCON Industries and Construction
President, Brennan Financial Services
Senior Managing Director, Prescott Realty Group
President & CEO, Rainmaker, Inc.
Chief Executive Officer, Granite Properties
Managing Director, RSR Partners
Founding Managing Director, Millstone Assets
President & CEO, George W. Bush Presidential Center
Owner, Access Healthcare Services USA, LLC
President & CEO, Hunt Consolidated Investments, LLC / Co-CEO, Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
Managing Member, Montgomery Capital Advisers, LLC
CEO, Lyda Hill Philanthropies and LH Capital
Founder, Trinity Investment Group
Senior Partner, Gibson Dunn
Edward Jones
Leu & Pierce, PLLC
Bessember Trust
Anderson & Brocious, P.C.
Annen Consulting
Tolleson Wealth Management, LP
Hilltop Securities
Winstead, P.C.
Community Volunteer
Bisignano Harrison Neuhoff, L.L.P.
Matter Family Office
Polsinelli
Strategic Wealth Planning
Westwood Wealth Management
Fox Rothschild, LLP
Bright and Bright
The Blum Firm, P.C.
Crow Holdings Capital Investment Partners
The Calandro Group - Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Hunton Andrews Kurth, LLP
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Carter Financial Management
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Attorney at Law
Clark Hill Strasburger
Heritage Auctions
DSC Foundation
Haynes and Boone, L.L.P.
Glast, Phillips & Murray
Meadows Collier Reed Cousins Crouch & Ungerman, L.L.P.
Davis Stephenson, PLLC
Dean International, Inc.
Bessemer Trust
Armanino, LLP
Perkins Dexter Sinopoli & Ham, P.C.
New York Life
Communities Foundation of Texas
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Kirkpatrick Mathis & Brown, LLC
Elliott, Thomason & Gibson, LLP
The Studer Group
UBS
Little Pedersen Fankhauser, LLP
Attorney At Law
Francis & Associates CPA'S
Geary, Porter & Donovan, P.C.
The Graham Law Firm, P.C.
T. Green Law, PLLC
Guthrie Law Firm, PLLC
Foley Gardere
Texas Financial Partners
Bradley
The Hogue-Fielder Group at Morgan Stanley
Holden & Parker, P.C.
Howland Advisory Corporation
Jordan Flourney LLP
Luther King Capital Management
Tolleson Wealth Management
Morgan Stanley
Jordan, Monk, Reber, PC
Kaufman & Associates
Frontier Investment Management Company
Weeks Law Firm
US Trust
Regions Financial Corporation
White Rhino Financial
Leu & Peirce, PLLC
Opus Wealth Management
Lindquist Eisenberg, LLP
Gray, Reed & McGraw, P.C.
Carter Malouf Private Jeweler
Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
The Nautilus Group, New York Life
New York Life, The Nautilus Group
Bright & Bright
Seeking North, L.L.C.
Thompson & Knight, LLP
Philanthropic Consultant
Clear Rock Advisors, LLC
Mendrygal Law, PLLC
Haynes & Boone, LLP
Legacy Knight: Multi-Family Office
Northern Trust
Montgomery Coscia Greilich, LLP
Nachman Law Firm
Weaver
Jordon Monk Reber, PC
Frost Brown Todd, L.L.C.
Hilltop Holdings
Accounting & Tax Consulting
SFMG Wealth Advisors
True North Advisors
Cypress Point Wealth Management
Thompson & Knight LLP
Spencer Fane, LLP
Woodbine Development Corporation
Suguitan & Associates
Sharpe Law Group
Crow Holdings
KPMG, LLP
Northwestern Mutual
Neuberger Berman, LLC
Brennan Financial Services
Clifton Larson Allen, LLP
RGT Wealth Advisors
Abe Zale Foundation
Bell Nunnally & Martin, LLP
Winstead PC
BB&T Co.
Bank of Texas
Barnes & Thornburg, LLP
Wolfish & Newman, P.C.
Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) works with families, companies and nonprofits to build thriving communities locally and across the state through a variety of charitable funds and strategic initiatives. The foundation professionally manages over 1,000 charitable funds and runs several key initiatives like Educate Texas, North Texas Giving Day and the W. W. Caruth, Jr. Fund. CFT has awarded more than $1.7 billion in grants since its founding in 1953.