Junior League of Dallas

The Junior League of Dallas operates under a form of policy governance tailored to fit the League and its needs.

The leadership structure is as follows:

Board of Directors sets and revises all policies, which govern our organization.

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President: Leigh Anne Haugh
President-Elect: Susan McCutchan
Administrative VP: Lauren Maggard
Communications VP: Amy Schisler
Community VP: Amy Martinez
Development VP: Heather Hicks
Financial VP: Katie Robbins
Membership VP: Jennifer Trulock
Planning VP: Nicole Brewer
Recording Secretary: Allison Conway
Training VP: Tiffany Lawson
Sustaining Advisor: Pam Perella

Leadership Council implements policies. Comprised of the Committee Chairs for all In-League Committees, and the Issue Coordinators who oversee the Community Program, these leaders and their committees are free to govern their respective responsibilities within the policies set by the Board.

Committee Chairs
Ball Chair: D'Andra Simmons
Bylaws: Staci Strong
Community Assistance Fund: Natalie Baerwaldt
Community Outreach: Dana Wilcox
DallaCite: Katy Purwin
Diversity: Katy Spicer
Education: Dustee Tucker
Finance: April Brickey
Grants for Innovative Teaching: Jennifer Houston
Headquarters: Melissa Johnston
InSight: Susannah Groves
Kids in the Kitchen: Julie Bagley
Membership: Kathleen Elliot
Merchandise: Kristen Lippe
New Member: Christa Sanford
Nominating: Rebecca Park
Placement: Elizabeth Dacus
Provisional: Ami Edwards
Public Relations: Stacey Williams
Recognition Chair: Paula Blackmon
Retail: Racehle Stienke
Research and Development: Wendy Messman
Research and Planning: Aimee Griffiths
Strategic Planning: Meredith Bjorck
T. Boone Pickens Training Institute: Holly Hassman
Technology: Meredith Mosley
Underwriting: Laura Johnson

Issue Coordinators
Arts and Cultural Enrichment: Caroline Kohl
Education: Tracy Steiner
Family Preservation: Mandi Thornton
Health: Anna Webb
Poverty Intervention: Heather Roberts
Violence Intervention: Gem-Ann Reagan

Observers
Ball Chair Elect: Elizabeth Gambrell

Individual Representative
Sustainer President: Jeff Rice

Community Advisory Board
Joel Allison
Ron Anderson
Irv Ashford, Jr.
Norm Baglwell
Dolores Barzune
Lisa Bormaster
Hon. Roberto Cañas
Marti Carlin
Brent Christopher
Patti Clapp
Scott Flannery
Michael Hinojosa
Lyria Howland
Nancy Ann Hunt
Bill Lively
Jack Lowe
Michael Mayo
Anne Motsenbocker
Scott Murray
Cynthia Nunn
Pat Porter
Mike Rawlings
David Rosenberg
David Ross
Brint Ryan
Bill T. Solomon
Merrie Spaeth
Paula Strasser
Crayton Webb
Jeanne Whitman
Don Williams

Policy Governance
Policy governance provides the framework for the JLD operations. This allows the Board to focus on reaching the mission as opposed to designing activities, and it centers the Board agenda on vision and leadership as opposed to operations and management.

Policy governance produces the following results:

1. Provides strategic direction.
2. Clarifies roles.
3. Makes leadership positions more manageable.
4. Pushes out decision-making.
5. Simplifies decision-making.
6. Improves documentation to bridge transitional leadership.
7. Provides more opportunities for leadership and leadership development.
8. Responds to membership mandate.
9. Reduces the number and duration of meetings.

(updated July 2010)