This week: Texas Ballet Theater, Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation, Goodwill North Central Texas, Communities In Schools of Greater Tarrant County, The Dallas Foundation, Jewish Family Service of Dallas
Texas Ballet Theater Names Nicholas Dragga as New Executive Director. Dragga will join TBT following more than 15 years of executive leadership in the ballet field, including his current role as Executive Director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and 12 years as Executive Director of Ballet Lubbock.
A new leader is at the helm of the Dallas-based Southeast Region of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF). Sabrina Timmins, SVP and South Region Field Leader at CNA, has been named Chair and will lead efforts to grow the organization’s charitable reach and insurance industry engagement across the Southeast. As Chair, Timmins will help shape the region’s next phase of growth, with a focus on engaging more insurance companies and professionals in charitable work, expanding grantmaking and deepening IICF’s impact in the communities it serves.
Goodwill North Central Texas has promoted Felicia Kelley to Director of Human Resources. Kelley joined Goodwill in 2021 as a retail operations manager and has since advanced through multiple HR roles, gaining experience across employee relations, recruiting, compliance and workforce development. In her new role, she’ll lead HR efforts across the organization and help shape its workforce strategy and culture.
Evan White has joined Communities In Schools of Greater Tarrant County as their new Senior Director of Development. Communities In Schools surrounds students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.
The Dallas Foundation announced that Kelsey Picken, PhD, CFRE, CSPG, CAP®, Senior Director of Legacy Giving, has joined the Board of Governors of the Dallas Estate Planning Council. Kelsey joins a community of professionals committed to advancing estate planning and strengthening the connections between advisors, families, and the organizations they support.
Brandon Booker, of BR Booker PLLC, has started a new position as Chief Financial Officer at Jewish Family Service of Dallas.
