Board of Directors
Dallas Area Habitat’s Board of Directors provides oversight and strategic guidance in support of our organization’s goals. Two subsidiary nonprofits — Dallas Neighborhood Alliance and Dallas Neighborhood Homes — are governed by their own boards, listed below.
Board of Directors
Dallas Area Habitat’s Board of Directors provides oversight and strategic guidance in support of our organization’s goals. Two subsidiary nonprofits — Dallas Neighborhood Alliance and Dallas Neighborhood Homes — are governed by their own boards, listed below.
Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity
Lance Buxkemper
Executive Director, JP Morgan
Board Chair
Jason Smith
Sr. Director of Information Technology,
Prism Health North Texas
Board Vice Chair
Cristi Lockett
Chief Human Resource Officer,
Baylor Scott & White
Secretary
Andrea Carter
Managing Director,
Accelerated Growth Mindset LLC
Aaron Elliott
Chief Commercial Officer,
SRS Distribution
Also serves on the Dallas Neighborhood Alliance Board
Patti Fisk (Retired)
Former Director,
Program Management Office,
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Ryan J. Garcia
Development Manager,
JES Holdings, LLC
Will Henderson
VP & Director of Affordable Housing,
Carleton Companies
Also serves on the Dallas Neighborhood Alliance Board
Mia Joiner
VP, Startup Banking, JP Morgan
Also serves as Dallas Neighborhood Homes Board Chair
Lane Kasselman
Co-CEO & President,
Blockchain
Amanda Koonjbeharry
Public Affairs Manager,
Leeward Renewable Energy
Sharon Lahr
SVP, Chief Compliance Officer,
NexBank
Also serves on the Dallas Neighborhood Homes Board
Chequan Lewis
CEO, Crunch Fitness
Marty McDonald
Chief Executive Officer, Boss Women Media
Tyler Muse
Co-Founder, Nobi
Courtney Acarregui Tavangaran
Executive Director, JP Morgan
Bob Thomas
SVP, Encore Bank Dallas
Also serves as Dallas Neighborhood Alliance Board Chair
Aelicia “Chocolate” Watson
CEO, Redeemed Women
Asheya L. Warren
Chief Executive Officer,
PRAXIS Strategic Consulting
Lewis Weinger
Partner, Bain & Company
Ashley Ziegler
Digital Product Recruiter, JP Morgan
Dallas Neighborhood Alliance
Dallas Neighborhood Alliance (DNA) is a real estate development affiliate of Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, organized as a 501(c)(3) supporting organization. DNA carries out Dallas Habitat’s mission by acquiring, developing, and stewarding residential properties across the DFW Metroplex, with a focus on Dallas and Kaufman counties, and is a Certified Housing Development Organization with Dallas County.
Bob Thomas*
Chair
Aaron Elliott*
Secretary
Juan Brown
Karen Brooks Crosby
Will Henderson*
Billy Lane
Tasha Prince
Mark Rose
Kyle Taylor
Scottie Smith
*Also serves on Dallas Habitat board
Dallas Neighborhood Homes
Dallas Neighborhood Homes (DNH) is a mortgage lending affiliate of Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, incorporated in 2009 as a Texas nonprofit corporation. DNH carries out Dallas Habitat’s mission by providing affordable mortgage financing to low- and moderate-income families and individuals, helping them purchase and own their homes.
Mia Joiner*
Chair
Chip Embrey
Secretary
Charles Bissell
Grant Hamilton
Ann Haskel
Sharon Lahr*
Past Chair
*Also serves on Dallas Habitat board