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DBDT: ENCORE! THE CHOREOGRAPHER EXPERIENCE:
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PRESENTING SPONSOR
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LEGACY SPONSOR
SEASON SPONSORS
SEASON SUPPORTERS
Anonymous
LKS Foundation
Mid-America Arts Alliance United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund
Office of Arts and Culture–City of Dallas Coronavirus Relief Fund
National Endowment for the Arts CARES Act
Oversee My IT, LLC
Dallas Black Dance Theatre Board of Directors
Henry C. Beck, Jr. Donor Advised Fund at Texas Women’s Foundation
Kate Wilson Davis Fund at Texas Women’s Foundation
The Eugene McDermott Foundation
COVID RESILIENCE SPONSORS PNC
Wells Fargo
Anonymous
Communities Foundation of Texas/North Texas Giving Day
Chase
Deedie Rose
TACA Emergency Arts Relief Fund
Sally Pian & Ira Silverman
Lucy and Henry Billingsley Fund at Texas Women’s Foundation
Ford Reynolds Fund of the Southwest Community Foundation
Keron Wright
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DALL AS BL ACK DANCE THEATRE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
MELISSA M. YOUNGMELISSA M. YOUNG is a Honduran-American raised in Santa Ana, California. She attended Orange Coast College with a focus in Business Administration. She is a graduate of The Ailey School in New York City. She trained in three of their programs: Summer Intensive, Certificate Program and Fellowship. During her Fellowship studies, she was selected to train as an exchange student at Amsterdam School of the Arts (de Theaterschool) in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Overall, her professional training includes: Ballet, Modern (Horton and Graham), and Jazz techniques, as well as West African dance.
This marks Melissa’s 27th season with Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Young started her career at DBDT as a dancer for 11 years, then Rehearsal Director, Academy Director, Associate Artistic Director, Interim Artistic Director, and was appointed as Artistic Director on September 25, 2018. Her most notable performances include: The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors in New York City, and for the U.S. Ambassadors to Ireland and Zimbabwe. She has restaged and rehearsed the diverse repertoire of DBDT, which spans over 80 ballets. She was an Assistant to the Choreographers, Hope Clarke for the Dallas Opera’s Porgy and Bess (2009) and Christopher L. Huggins for Dallas Theater Center’s production of The Wiz (2011).
Teaching master classes both nationally and internationally, Melissa specializes in the Dance Technique of Lester Horton. She was the primary Horton Technique Instructor for Dallas Black Dance Theatre from 1998–2017. As an Adjunct Instructor, she taught the Horton Technique at Dallas’ Southern Methodist University in 2004 and Texas Woman’s University in Denton from 2005–2008. She was on faculty (Horton Technique) at Ballet Center for Fort Worth and Dallas Youth Repertory Project, and continues to serve as a guest teacher at both schools. In 2014, Melissa was the Visiting Dance Artist for Abilene Christian University’s Department of Theatre. She taught ballet, modern and lyrical jazz techniques.
Melissa currently serves on the Next Generation Leadership Committee for the International Association of Blacks in Dance, Inc. She has served as an advisory panelist for City of Dallas/Office of Cultural Affairs, Young Audiences of Dallas, Texas Commission on the Arts and Arkansas Arts Council, as well as serving as a board member for the Dance Council of North Texas from 2010–2013. In 2000, she was presented with The Dancer’s Award for her artistic excellence and dedication to Dallas Black Dance Theatre. She was chosen as one of “The Talented Tenth” by The Dallas Weekly in 2010, for being a Young and Emerging Leader. In 2014, she received an Award of Recognition from the South Dallas Dance Festival for her service to dance and in 2016, the Natalie Skelton Award for Artistic Excellence. In November 2017, Melissa received the Shining Star Award from the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance for her significant contributions to dance in Texas and beyond. During the 57th Annual South Central District Conference of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. in March 2018, Melissa was honored with the “We Speak Your Name” Career Achievement Award.
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DBDT: ENCORE!ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
NYCOLE RAYDetroit native, Nycole Ray graduated from The California Institute of the Arts with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in dance and choreography. She received additional training as an exchange student at the London Contemporary Dance School in England. Mrs. Ray has performed with Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Bruce Wood Dance®, Walt Disney World Entertainment, Christopher and Friends directed by Christopher L. Huggins, The Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company II and the Zadonu African Dance Company. She has worked with noted choreographers such as Donald McKayle, Dianne McIntyre, Christopher L. Huggins, Alonzo King, Donald Byrd, Bruce Wood®, Rennie Harris, and Camille A. Brown. Nycole is the 2013 recipient of the Natalie Skelton Award for Artistic Excellence and the 2011 Artful Dancewear Teachers Scholarship from the Dance Council of North Texas. She is also a certified Dunham Technique Instructor. Nycole is a guest artist with Dallas Black Dance Theatre and has served as a past Rehearsal Director for the Bruce Wood® Dance Project, and Assistant Rehearsal Director for Dallas Black Dance Theatre. This marks her 11th season as the Artistic Director of Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s DBDT: Encore! and her 23rd season with Dallas Black Dance Theatre.
DBDT: ENCORE!ARTISTIC ASSISTANT / BOOKING ASSISTANT
RICHARD A.FREEMAN, JR. A native of Washington, D.C., Richard began his training with District of Columbia Youth Ensemble and the Washington Ballet. He received additional training from Duke Ellington School of the Arts, as well as Virginia Commonwealth University. He danced professionally with Elisa Monte Dance, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Arts Unlimited, and Houston Grand Opera. Mr. Freeman has had the pleasure to perform in Operas/Musicals such as Casa Blanca, Brothers of the Knight, Dreams, Porgy and Bess, The WIZ and Rusalka. Some of his commercial credits include Mary Kay, Holiday Inn, and Chuck E. Chesse. Richard has choreographed works for the Atlanta Dance Connection, Texas Ballet Theater School, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, DBDT: Encore, Urban Souls Dance Company, Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and I. M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA. Richard has been the resident choreographer for Dallas Black Dance Theatre as well as the ballet master for Spring Cypress Dance Center. He has performed works by world renowned choreographers such as Alvin Ailey, Talley Beatty, Ben Stevenson, Debbie Allen, Christopher L. Huggins, Nejla Y. Yatkin, Alonzo King and many others. Along side performing he also teaches master classes and workshops across the nation. Mr. Freeman is currently the Artistic Assistant for DBDT: Encore! and the Booking Assistant for both DBDT, and DBDT: Encore! This is his 13th season with the company.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 9TH @ 7:00PM CST
Unsettled Thoughts (2016) Excerpt
Choreographer Richard A. Freeman, Jr.
Music Michele Nobler
Costume Nycole Ray
Dancers Ketreon Butler & Bianca Melidor
Filming & Editor Nycole Ray
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Some Moan for Love (1994)
Choreographer Darryl B. Sneed
Music Nina Simone
Costume Nycole Ray
Dancer Marques Furr
Filming & Editor Nycole Ray
Cold (2018)
Choreographer Floyd McLean, Jr.
Music René Duchiffre, Giulio Caccini
Costume Design Nycole Ray
Dancers Floyd McLean, Jr. & Terrell Rogers, Jr.
Filming & Editor Floyd McLean, Jr.
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Weighted (2017) Excerpt
Choreographer Shauna Davis
Music James Blake
Lighting Design Nycole Ray
Costume Design Shauna Davis & Nycole Ray
Dancers Carmen Cage & Bianca Melidor
Filming & Editor Nycole Ray
SPECIAL THANK YOU
East Quarter
Todd Interests
CBRE
Nikki Olson
Edmond Giles
Steven Ray
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DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATRE • STAFF
FOUNDERARTISTIC DIRECTOR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ANN M. WILLIAMSMELISSA M. YOUNGZENETTA S. DREW
THE MISSIONOur mission is to create and produce contemporary modern dance
at its highest level of artistic excellence.
DBDT: ENCORE! DANCERS
DBDT COMPANY DANCERSClaude Alexander III
Hana DelongLailah LaRose
Sierra Noelle Jones
Xavier MackCharles Michael Patterson
Zion PradierSean J. Smith
De’Anthony VaughanRenee Walters
Jasmine White-KillinsMcKinley Willis
DBDT: ENCORE! ARTISTIC DIRECTOR NYCOLE RAY
Marques FurrFloyd McLean Jr.Bianca Melidor
DBDT COMPANY TEACHERS
Katricia EaglinEbony McFarlandShamonn WiseRichard A. Freeman, Jr. Claude Alexander III & Sean J. Smith
Mafe MassengaleDeAngela ChristianKristen Y. VogelCarli ConnerRamona LoganJonathan HarlosAleah Pilot
Kimberlie PageEdward Brown / Richard Battle
ARTISTICAcademy DirectorExecutive Assistant to the Artistic DirectorNeiman Marcus Group Lead Outreach TeacherDBDT: Encore! Artistic Assistant / Booking AssistantDBDT Rehearsal Assistants
ADMINISTRATIVEControllerRegistrar / Jr. AccountantGrant ManagerDevelopment Coordinator / Executive Assistant to Executive Director Communications & Community Engagement ManagerGraphic Designer / Brand ManagerJr. Graphic Designer / Video Editor
OPERATIONSDirector of Facitlites and OperationsFacilities Support
Claude Alexander IIIAllan Kinzie
Ceyhun ÖzsoyJoshua L. Peugh
Sean J. SmithEnrica Tseng
Michelle Zada
Ketreon ButlerCarmen Cage
Edie Dunn
Jessica PopoffTerrell Rogers Jr.
Isabel Wallace-Green
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
A. Shonn Brown VP Governance/Nominating Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Carisma Ramsey Fields VP Marketing JP Morgan
Richard Lee VP Audit AlixPartners, LLP
Clem Maddox VP Government Affairs Charter Spectrum
Frank Samuels VP Strategic Planning Retired, Accenture
Willow Sanchez VP Artistic Law Office of Willow Sanchez, Counsel to the Arts
Dr. Marvin E. Robinson Chairman, Emeritus Accommodations, Inc.
Gilbert Gerst Chairman Bank of Texas
Georgia Scaife President Retired, SuperMedia, LLC
Mark Cooks Vice President City of Duncanville
Lee McKinney Treasurer Retired, City of Dallas
Paulette Turner Secretary Integrated Leadership Concepts, Inc.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Juanita Brown Downtown Business News
Joleen Chambers Community Volunteer
Angela Chapman Bright Legacy Enterprises, LLC
Greer L. Christian Charles Schwab
Kellie Crewse True North Advisors
Kyle Davis Locke Lord, LLP
Robbie Douglas Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART)
Ann E. Dudley ** Retired, American Airlines/American Eagle
Lawanda Penland Dunwell ** The Raytheon Company
Ella Goode Johnson Liaison, OAC/City of Dallas
Stephanie L. Johnson AT&T
Marianne Lamont Texas Instruments
Terrence G. Maiden Russell Glen Company
Rev. Claude Maples Community Volunteer
Holly Mayer P.R.I.D.E. Rehab
Shelia McAfee MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
Heidi K. Murray Leadership Women
Kim Noltemy Dallas Symphony Orchestra
JeAnna L. Parker PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Sheena Payne Global Payne Solutions
** National Board Members
Jack Skinner VP IT & Security Oversee My IT, LLC
Kim Whitaker VP Development DFW International Airport
Ann M. Williams Founder Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Lisa Young ** VP Finance Ernst & Young, LLP
Kymberley Scalia HALL Group
Boski Sharma Communities Foundation of Texas
Diane Stephenson American Red Cross North Texas Region
Linda Todd Xerox Corporation
Jim Washington The Dallas Weekly
Petre White VisitDallas
Freda Wright Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas
Keron Wright Wright Legal Services PLLC
2020 –2021 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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KETREON BUTLERA native of Plaquemine, Louisian a, Ketreon Butler began his dance training under the direction of Sharon Mathews at Baton Rouge Magnet High School. He was then awarded a full scholarship to train at the Dancer’s Workshop and Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre under the artistic direction of Sharon Mathews and Molly Buchmann. He has trained on full scholarships at The Oklahoma City Ballet, The Debbie Allen Dance Academy, The National Choreography Intensive, and The American Ballet Theatre. In 2015, he was awarded the Regional Dance America: Choreography Award for his piece Yearn. This marks his second season as an apprentice with DBDT: Encore!
CARMEN CAGEA native of Jacksonville, Florida, Carmen began her pre-professional training at the Jacksonville Center for the arts and the Douglas Anderson School of the arts. She is a 2018 graduate of SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance, with a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Dance, and a minor in Arts Management. Carmen has performed renowned works by Kevin Wynn, Doug Varone, Martha Graham, Trisha Brown, Christopher L. Huggins, Levi Marsman and José Limón. She has completed intensives at The Ailey School, Dance Italia, Movement Invention Project, Bates Dance Festival and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. She has performed at the Kuandu Arts Festival in Taipei Taiwan, New York live Arts, New York City Center, and Peridance Capezio Center. This is Carmen’s third season with DBDT: Encore!
MARQUES FURRMarques Gregory Furr of Nashville, TN & DC/MD/VA area graduated with a B.F.A. in Dance with a minor in Musical Theatre from the University of the Arts. He began his formal training at the Nashville School of the Arts. He danced with Eleone Dance Theatre for three seasons. Mr. Furr traveled on Broadway with the production of Ragtime and is the recipient of the Tennessee Dance Festival’s Kitty Sharp Ballet Award. He has studied on Scholarship at The Dance Theater of Harlem, Ballet X and received the Oprah Winfrey Foundation Scholarship at The Ailey School for summer studies in 2018. He has performed the works of Juel D. Lane, Robert Battle, Gary D. Jeter, Tommie-Waheed Evans, Beth Gill, Kyle Clark, Dara J. Meredith, Amy Hall Garner, Lamar Baylor, Nora Gibson, Wayne St. David, Shawn-Lamere Williams, Thaddeus and Tonya Wideman-Davis, Molly Misgala, and E. Leon Evans. This is his second season with DBDT: Encore!
DBDT: ENCORE! DANCERS
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FLOYD MCLEAN JR.A native of East Orange, NJ, began his pre-professional dance training at Sharron Miller’s Academy for The Performing Arts In Montclair, NJ and The Cicely L. Tyson High School of Performing and Fine Arts. He has trained at The Dance Theater of Harlem, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, NYU Future Dancers and Dance makers and Dallas Black Dance Theatre intensives. Floyd is a 2018 graduate with a BFA in Dance from Point Park University where he was awarded the Don Craig Scholarship. He has trained with and danced in works by Garfield Lemonius, Jason McDole, Kiesha Lalama, Joshua L. Peugh, Stephanie Batten-Bland, Doug Bentz, Christopher L. Huggins, and many more. This is his third season with DBDT: Encore!
BIANCA MELIDORA native of Atlanta, Georgia, Bianca received her dance training at the Gwinnett Ballet Theater under the artistic direction of Lisa Sheppard Robson and Wade Walthall. Bianca furthered her training at Point Park University, with professors Jason McDole, Judith Leifer-Bentz, and many others. In 2018, Bianca graduated from Point Park receiving her Bachelor in Fine Arts with Magna Cum Laude. Having been part of a conservatory directed under Ruben Graciani and Garfield Lemonius, Bianca has had opportunities to work with choreographers such as Troy Powell, Sidra Bell, Helen Simoneau, Kiesha Lalama and many others along with performing works by Mark Morris and José Limón. In addition, Bianca has spent many of her summers training at intensives like Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Mark Morris Dance Group, Ballet West, Atlanta Ballet, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Along with her training, Bianca enjoys teaching students of all ages in ballet, jazz, modern, and Haitian folklore dance. Bianca is excited to participate in her third season with DBDT: Encore!
TERRELL ROGERS, JR.A native of Baltimore, MD, is a recent graduate from Point Park University Conservatory of Performing Arts under the direction of Garfield Lemonius. He began his dance training with the Ava Fields Dance Company under the direction of Ava Fields. He later received a full scholarship to study at Johns Hopkins Peabody Conservatory. He has attended summer intensives at Complexions Contemporary Ballet and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. During his time at Point Park, he trained and performed works by master choreographers and teachers, José Limón, Lucinda Childs, Jennifer Archibald, Ori Flomin, Judith Leifer-Bentz, Garfield Lemonius, Jason McDole, and Kiesha Lalama. This will be Terrell’s third season with DBDT: Encore!
Photography by Brian Guilliaux
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ARTISTIC SPONSORS
DBDT Resident ChoreographerAndy McCarthy & Samara Kline
DBDT: Encore! DancersNorma & Don Stone
DBDT Choreography19th Amendment Centennial FundNancy A. Nasher & David J. Haemisegger
SEASON & INSTITUTIONAL SPONSORS
LEGACY SPONSOR
ASCENDANCE ENDOWMENTS
SEASON & INSTITUTIONAL DONORSNovember 1, 2019 – November 1, 2020
Anonymous
Dallas Black Dance Theatre Board of
Directors
Fidelity Foundation
Hersh Fund for Summer Programs
Perot Foundation
Simmons Fund for Executive Excellence
Norma & Don Stone Legacy Fund
Gail Warrior
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CORPORATE & INSTITUTIONAL DONORS
$200,000 & Above Anonymous Simmons Sisters Fund
$100,000 – $199,999 City of Dallas – Office of Arts and Culture Texas Instruments Foundation
$50,000 – $99,999 Mid-America Arts Alliance National Endowment for the Arts The Eugene McDermott Foundation Wells Fargo
$25,000 – $49,999 Anonymous Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District Heart of Neiman Marcus Foundation Fund of Communities Foundation of Texas International Association of Blacks in Dance PNC The Shubert Foundation, Inc. TACA Texas Instruments UPS Foundation
$15,000 – $24,999 Anonymous The David M. Crowley Foundation The Kaleta A. Doolin Foundation Hersh Foundation Texas Commission on the Arts
$10,000 – $14,999 19th Amendment Centennial Fund Chase Lexus Macy’s Ovation TV The Rea Charitable Trust Spectrum Tamale Partners LTD
$5,000 – $9,999 Bank of Texas, N.A. Fichtenbaum Charitable Trust Hattie Mae Lesley Foundation Locke Lord LLP MUFG Union Bank, N.A. Rosemary Haggar Vaughan Family Foundation
$1,000 - $4,999 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. – Alpha Xi Omega Chapter Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. – Omicron Mu Omega Chapter/ Legacy of Service Foundation Ben E. Keith Foundation Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas Communities Foundation of Texas Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. – Dallas Alumnae Chapter Energized for STEM Academy Giana Foundation The Hall Group HEB/Central Market Moman Law Firm Oncor Plano North Metroplex (TX) Chapter, The Links, Inc.PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Trinity Chapter, The Links, Inc.
CORPORATE & INSTITUTIONAL DONORSNovember 1, 2019 – November 1, 2020
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$100 – $999 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. – Upsilon Lambda Omega Chapter Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. – Xi Theta Omega Chapter Facebook Fort Worth Dallas Metroplex Chums FWD CHUMS Chapter Kroger Neighbor to Neighbor Louise W. Kahn Endowment Fund of The Dallas Foundation New Birth Baptist Church New England Foundation for the Arts
IN-KIND & MEDIA DONORS
$100,000 & Above NBC-5 Oversee My IT, LLC
$50,000 – $99,999 American Airlines Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) The Dallas Morning News I Messenger
$25,000 – $49,999 The Dallas Weekly Elite News
$10,000 – $24,999 Dallas Examiner FYI50+
$5,000 – $9,999 Dallas Post Tribune Trendy Africa
$2,500 – $4,999 ROXOR Artisan Gin
$1,000 – $2,499 Arts+Culture Magazine
$100 – $999 Tia Duncan
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BENEFACTORS CIRCLE & COMPANY MEMBERSNovember 1, 2019 – November 1, 2020
Visionary $25,000 & AboveHenry C. Beck, Jr. Donor Advised Fund at Texas Women’s FoundationKate Wilson Davis Fund at Texas Women’s FoundationLKS FoundationHolly & Tom Mayer ~Andy McCarthy & Samara Kline ~Nancy A. Nasher & David J. Haemisegger ~Norma & Don Stone
Choreographer $10,000 – $24,999Dr. Arlene Ford & Christopher ReynoldsDeedie Rose
Director $5,000 – $9,999Suzanne & Enrico Bartolucci Angela Chapman + Kim Noltemy +Sally Pian & Ira SilvermanCharley & Rozene Pride EnterprisesKeron Wright +
Principal $2,500 – $4,999Joleen + & Jim ChambersGwendolyn & Arthur GeorgeDr. John Humphreys
Desiree’ & David KnochKasha & Richard Lee + Terrence Maiden + DeMetris SampsonJames SherrardPamela & Kevin StephensPaulette + & Herb Turner/ Integrated Leadership Concepts Inc.Lisa + & Stuart Young
Soloist $1,250 – $2,499Anonymous (1)Regina & Matamba AustinLucy & Henry Billingsley Fund at Texas Women’s FoundationDorris & Houston BogusDiane & Hal BrierleyVirginia BronsonCarisma Ramsey Fields +Jacquelyn & Gilbert Gerst +Jeremy Gregg • ∞Tyrous & Vera IngramKatherine LawrenceDaron & Avalyn PaceJeAnna Parker +Margot B. Perot Georgia Scaife + Boski Sharma + & Sharad GuptaChelsea & Jack Skinner +Alice & Richard StevensonKim +∞ & Thomas Whitaker
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Ensemble $500 – $1,249Anonymous (3)Kalita & Edward BlessingRobert BookA. Shonn Brown +Greer Christian + Mark Cooks + Kellie + & James Crewse Ronda & David CrissKyle Davis +Ann E. Dudley +Lawanda Penland Dunwell +Shelly Garcia & Owen FosterDr. & Mrs. William J. FrazierRosalyn JacksonStephanie L. Johnson +Quo Johnson • Marianne Lamont + Ramona Logan **Clem Maddox +Wilson & Gwyn MasonShelia McAfee +Lee McKinney +Montgomery FamilyHeidi K. Murray +Monica Payne/ Morgan StanleySheena Payne +Lucilo Peña & Lee CobbBrenda J. PetersPottorff Family Fund of Communities Foundation of TexasFrank Samuels + Patricia SantiagoKymberley Scalia +Michelle SimpkinsRichard SmithArquila A. ToddLinda + & Frederick D. Todd IIKristen Y. Vogel **
Zannie & Glenn VossBarbara & Dr. Myron WatkinsPetre White +LaTricia & Keith WillisFreda + & Keith Wright Dancer $250 – $499 Anonymous 3Kimberly Aldrich-BickhamLynn & Carey BaldwinBeck, Cobb, Dupre, Donley & Jarmon FamilyMeyer L. Bodoff Discretionary Fund of the Southwest Community FoundationAlice & James BreedloveShelby J. BrownSandra & Ronald CageDr. Florence CoxGreg DavisTonya Mayberry DavisJamika Doakes Zenetta S. Drew **Lucy DurbinLacy DurhamAyanna EstelleNicholas & Ferrell FellowsJanice & Smith W. Howard, Jr.Felicia Z. Lee Veletta Forsythe-Lill & John LillKathy & Randy LusterPatricia & Curtis MeadowsPaula McCloud • ∞Sabrina & Cleon McKnightBetty Boyd-MeisDeborah & Jim NugentDr. W. P. RadmanTherese & Berthold RombergFamily of Kyla RounsovilleNikki & Earnie RutherfordWillow Sanchez +, Peter & Lana LewisJeannette SiegelDena SimsAngela Smith
BENEFACTORS CIRCLE & COMPANY MEMBERSNovember 1, 2019 – November 1, 2020
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BENEFACTORS CIRCLE & COMPANY MEMBERSNovember 1, 2019 – November 1, 2020
DANCER, cont.Judy & Phil SmithDiane Stephenson +Darcel StewartKyle TalkingtonCeazari ThreadgillPamela VaughanPhyllis T. WardC. S’Thembile WestDavid L. WestbrooksBrandy Moriah Wicker & Nic SletteJulie & Fredie WilliamsLalanii Wilson-JonesMelissa M. Young**Danielle Young
Apprentice $100 – $249 Anonymous (15)Valerie AdairRoberto AgostiniDonnie AlbertRonald K. AlexanderJeanette Allen & Jhordyn NelsonDonna D. Baines, DDSThomas BalcomSusan BanittBeverly BarberDr. Gloria Batiste-RobertsCynthia Becker & Ricardo RobertoNancy Beckham-McDonaldSusie A. BellCarol BiggerCalvin BluiettBrendia BrewerWhitney BrewerKaren BrooksSaretta BrooksBill BrownCarole BrownLaura Jo & Dr. Jeremy Brown
Jami BrownCheryl Denise BrownleeJo Anne BrunsonRobin M. CaldwellMerle CarmoucheMildred CarrethersMaria CarterYevette & Grover CarterDaryl ChambersShelia Cheatham-MartinAdeola ChukwumahNatasha ClarkBonnie CobbChristy & Mike CoffeyJerome Coleman Sylvester CollierCarli Conner **Trudi & Jeff ConnerRena CookeCarol CroweRobert E. DaisCarol Patrice DabnerIan Derrer & Daniel JamesMegan DimmerLydia & Darryl DunningtonLaura & Jim EinspanierFrances & Mike FranklinHeather FroehlichPeter GaonaUlivia GilbertDarrin GreenCharles GreeneStar and Ian GrieveMarcie GuidryStevens GuillaumeAnn & James HambletonCarol & Steve HarlosRue and Tuck HenryKimberly D HillJacquelyn HoustonWesley Hunt L. JohnsonMelinda & Jim JohnsonTamara Johnson
Holiday & Merv JonesMargaret H. JordanAnnalise KeanLisa Taylor-Kennedy & Keith KennedySheilon KingLisa & Alan KravitzEmelda Lawrence & Ryan PleasantFelicia LeeCraig LewisDenae MalewskiJoseph & Sandra MaloneJoel A. MartinMa Fe Massengale **Janice MastersonCharlotte McKenzieGail McVeaCamille Stearns MillerMarianne Miller & Steve ShippJoyce & Harvey MitchellVickie & James MitchellRia NarsiahCarolyn OladunjoyeLatonya OlokodanaMaizie & Clyde OrrRachael OrtizKimberlie Page **Joan PayseurNicole PayseurJan PierceAleah Pilot **Yemaya Ponder PittsStephanie PowellTegwin & David PulleyPamela & Scott PurcelLiza & Brett RaynorDena & Larry ReesLeslie RichardsonLisa RyanJan SandersKeira ScanksDetra Scheele
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BENEFACTORS CIRCLE & COMPANY MEMBERSNovember 1, 2019 – November 1, 2020
APPRENTICE, cont.Luanne SchultzAudrey SeldenJeannette SiegelThe A & K Smircic Fund Doris SmithSandra T. SmithMelissa & Paul StewartDr. Robert Stinnett Jeremy StrickLatasha TanksleyLinda TezenoCheryl ThompsonDiccy ThurmanTamia & Ahren TryonVictor ValdesCorlis Lyons VanceCarly VillarrealLinda S. VorhiesMaureen & John WangermannDaisy WattsAnn M. Williams +Ashanti WilliamsBrittny WilliamsMichael L. Wilson John Wooten Edwin & Darlene YoungNorma Young
Associate $40 – $99 Anonymous (20) Ruth BeilKathleen & Kevin BishopDr. Sharon L. BlackmanHelen BoeningChandra BooneSonya E. Braddy Latisha BrandonAttorney Vg BrooksGeorgia BrownPatricia A. Broyard
Kecia ByarsMarilyn Calhoun Johnnie CampbellAnette CarlisleJohnnie ChatmanAudra & Terrence ChavisSharron & Nicholas ConradJoan A. CoxTivona CurtisZavior DakersVincent DavisMalcolm DickinsonElizabeth DodsonApril EllisRose EngellandBritney EnglishMelissa FlemingLaTonya FlournoyMegan FuentesDawn Funches Allen Anne Marie Gan Aaron GloverBarbara GollmanAngela HodgesJohn R. HuberClayton HufftHarry IngramMark E. JacobsJill & Charles JohnsonMr. & Mrs. Lelious A. JohnsonVadrina & Sterling Johnson JrJane B. JonesDr. Peggy & Hon. Ronald JonesVal & Mishic LiberatoreGloria B. LockettCheryl LongL. LundySachin MakhijaBrittany MasonConnie McDonaldLorca Melidor
Metropolitan PressOtto O. MeyersPhilanda MorganAngela MotenDoris NewhouseNathan OlsonKelly D O’NealDerryle G. Peace Steven, Nycole ** & Essex RayKimberly RayeLynne RichardsonJohn RosenbergBertha ScottBettie ScottMichael SelmanIneze & Gerald Slaughter Destini TeagueEboni ThornhillThomas ThorntonNicole ThrowerJeri Warren, PhD Dorothy WeirDorothy Whaley Karen WieseDr. Avia WilkersonRobert WilmothErica Wright
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