CFT’s Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy (ELP) program seeks to educate, engage, and broaden the philanthropic impact of the next generation of leaders in North Texas to ensure that our region’s legacy of generosity continues to thrive and grow. We hope that young professionals with a mind and heart for their community can learn to set their personal strategies for giving, have a deeper understanding of how to approach philanthropic issues, and connect with others who have a diverse background but share a commitment to be engaged.
We sincerely appreciate the generous funding provided by an anonymous funder to support the launch of the ELP program.
Special Thanks to our Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy Steering Committee: Aline Bass, Megan Bowdon, Jennifer Lan, Noble Modu, Gunnar Rawlings, Tucker Robinson, DeVaughdric Ross, Jose Manuel Santoyo, Sally Sha, David Shields, and Lucas Shelton
Applications for the 2020-21 cohort are now closed. Applicants were notified of acceptance in mid-August.
If you have any questions or wish to receive communications about when applications open for the 2021 cohort, please fill out our interest form.
We hope that young professionals with a mind and heart for their community can learn to set their personal strategies for giving, have a deeper understanding of how to approach philanthropic issues, and connect with others who have a diverse background but share a commitment to be engaged.
Cohort Photos
Session Nine
Graduation Celebration & Check Presentation
Holiday Cocktails & Conversation
Board Service Session
President/CEO, Partnership With Native Americans
Co-Founder/President, Friends with Benefits
Vice President of Finance and Operations, Philanthropy Southwest
Senior Gift Officer, Highland Park Education Foundation
Founder, Elevate to 528 & Zhen Counseling, PLLC
Director of Family and Social Services/SEL, Plano Independent School District
Manager Delivery Partner Strategy and Government Affairs, 7-Eleven
Assistant Director of Development & Alumni Relations, University of Texas at Dallas
Marketing Manager, Zweig Group
Owner & Coach, Paz Center for Storytellers
Senior Associate - Risk and Controls, New York Life
Assistant Director of Corporate Relations, The University of Texas at Dallas
Project Leader, Boston Consulting Group
Director - Career Placement in Economic Opportunity; Dallas College
Attorney, Bocell Ridley, PC.
Tarrant County Associate Director, Leadership ISD; Realtor at Century 21 Judge Fite Co
Executive Director, Urban Teachers
Volunteer Manager, New Friends New Life
Senior Director of Strategic Giving, Texas A&M University-Commerce
Chiropractor/Owner, ZENITH Injury Relief & Wellness Clinic
U.S. Department of Commerce - U.S. Commercial Service
Graduate Student, Southern Methodist University: Simmons School of Education and Human Development
Assistant Principal, Dallas ISD
Director of Communications, Scottish Rite for Children
Co-Founder/Director of Strategy, For Oak Cliff
Philanthropy Officer, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas
Chief Advancement Officer, The Lamplighter School
Attorney, Vinson & Elkins LLP
Executive Director, Denton Animal Support Foundation, Inc.
Sr. Communications Specialist, Santander Consumer USA
Chief Diversity Officer, Ruthie’s Fueled by Cafe Momentum
Attorney, Taylor Anderson LLP
Space Operations Fellow, SpaceX
Demand Manager, Texas Instruments
Annual Campaign Manager, North Texas Food Bank
Assistant Director of Programs & Director of Studies, SMU Tower Center
Director of Communications, National Urban League Young Professionals
Assistant Director of Development, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Consultant, TIP Strategies
Government Relations Manager, The Frisco Chamber of Commerce
Vice President of Sales, Ra-Lock Security Solutions, Inc.
Creator & President, The Black Mom Collective
Founder & Owner of brush365
Partner - High Net Worth Taxation, Armanino LLP
US Public Sector Business Development, Cisco
CEO and President, Fresh Ink Inc.
Major Gift Officer, North Texas Food Bank
Director, Victory Search Group
Corporate Relations Manager, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
Executive Director, OutLoud
Coordinator, Deloitte LLP | Irving Arts Board Member, Department of Arts and Culture
Program Manager, United to Learn
Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Managing Director, SFMG Wealth Advisors
Executive Search Partner, McKesson Corporation
Senior Engineer, Nokia Networks
Vice President of Development, Hunger Busters
External Partnerships Manager, Cristo Rey Dallas College Prep
Associate Attorney, Hartline Barger LLP
Founder & Principal, Q Development Partners
Account Manager, Brad Cecil & Associates
Employer Relations and Marketing Specialist, SMU
Sr. Manager of Internal Controls, McKesson
Outreach Advisor, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Loan Officer, U.S. Small Business Administration
Associate Planner, Quest Capital Management
Human Rights Consultant, Enlace Solutions LLC
Consultant, Accenture Strategy & Consulting
Mobility Strategist, Ford Mobility
Development Director, Agape Clinic
Director of Volunteer Services, Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Vice President of Education & Strategic Outcomes, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas
Director, Special Projects, JCPenney
Director of Corporate Relations, Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas
Director of Development, Advisory Board of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Associate Attorney, Kessler Collins P.C.
Assistant Director of the St. Mark's Fund, St. Mark's School of Texas
CEO, TatumTek
Director, Strategic Consulting, Epsilon
Founder - Greater Than Expectations, Inc.
Regional Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations, George W. Bush Presidential Center
Executive Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations, University of North Texas
Principal, VF Partners
Director Of Development at Trinity Park Conservancy
Educator, North Texas Alliance to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy in Teens
Attorney, Conner & Winters, LLP
Vice President, Morgan Stanley
Program Manager of Fellowships, OpEd project
Partnership Engagement Manager, Generation
Account Supervisor, Sunwest Communications
Attorney, Clark Hill Strasburger
Vice President, Strategic Events & Relationships, Methodist Health System Foundation
Client Success Manager, Friendemic
Financial Planning Analyst, SFMG Wealth Advisors
Manager, Grants & AmeriCorps, Teach For America
Campus Recruitment & Employee Wellness Lead, Whitley Penn
Senior Manager, Deloitte Tax, LLP
Real Estate Acquisition Analyst, Liberty Multifamily
Attorney
Search Marketing Manager, Camelot Communications
Director of Operations, Ministry Brands
Director, Economic Mobility, United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
Senior Manager of Content Marketing, GuideStone
Executive Director, Highland Park Education Foundation
Vice President Senior Operations Consultant & Chair of North Texas My Environment, Bank of America
Senior Director of Development and Alumni Relations, University of Texas at Dallas Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Associate Attorney, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Community Advocate & Citizen of the World
Major Gifts Officer, North Texas Food Bank
Senior Audit Associate, Carr, Riggs & Ingram
Associate Director of Development, Literacy Achieves
Director of Donor Experience, Teach For America DFW
Director of Development - Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Customer Experience Strategist, Thomson Reuters
Associate Attorney, Winston & Strawn LLP
Associate Consultant, People Performance Resources
Co-Founder & Development Director, Rosa Es Rojo, Inc.
Development Officer, Institutional Giving, Big Thought
Communications Coordinator, Texas Muslim Women’s Foundation
Corporate Engagement Manager, The Dallas Opera
Associate, Crow Holdings Capital
Minister of Missions & Advocacy, Wilshire Baptist Church
Corporate Banking, Bank of Texas
Senior Therapy Consultant, NeuroPace, Inc.
Program Manager, Dallas County Leadership ISD
Associate Pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Richardson
Contributions Operations and External Affairs Officer, Comerical Bank
Wealth Manager, Carter Financial Management
Marketing Manager, The Locators Real Estate Brokerage
Manager of Communications and Marketing, Dallas Regional Chamber
Product Marketing Engineer, Texas Instruments
Vice President, Talent Acquisition, Goldman Sachs
Account Manager, One10 Marketing
Co-Executive Director, Elizabeth Toon Charities
Founder and Managing Director, The Literacy Architects, LLC
Grants and Programs Coordinator, Texas Women’s Foundation
General Counsel, Abounding Prosperity Inc. and Black Ladies in Public Health, Inc.
Financial Consultant, Charles Schwab
GTS Analyst, CBRE
Co-Founder, Impact AO
Associate, Kane Russell Coleman Logan PC
Associate, Newstone Capital Partners
Assistant to City Manager & Chief of Staff, City of Dallas
Seventh Grade English Teacher, Medrano MS
Side by side, we can build a thriving community for all.