Jennifer Sampson McDermott-Templeton President and CEO Jennifer Hilton Sampson is the President & CEO of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, the largest nongovernmental funder of programs to improve education, income and health in North Texas. Jennifer’s vision for United Way includes integrating emerging fundraising markets, strategically incorporating innovative uses of technology, and strengthening collaborative partnerships throughout the region. Since her appointment as CEO and president in September 2011, Jennifer has built community confidence in United Way’s mission and impact priorities, and achieved unprecedented results in resource development. This catalytic approach to philanthropy is yielding organizational capacity, strategic value and efficiency for the donor community, while creating lasting social change. A committed community advocate, Jennifer has served in leadership roles for numerous organizations in the North Texas community throughout her career. She serves on the local boards of the Commit! Partnership, City Year Dallas, The Hockaday School and the Business and Community Advisory Council of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank. She is a member of the Young President's Organization, the International Women's Forum Dallas, the Dallas Assembly, and the Dallas Charter 100. Jennifer is also a sustaining member of the Junior League of Dallas. Jennifer was named the Women’s Council of Dallas County’s Woman of the Year, Dallas Regional Chamber Leadership Dallas Distinguished Alumnus, and was recognized as one of the youngest recipients of the Baylor Distinguished Alumni Award. Jennifer and her husband, Edward, have one son, Hilton.

Susan Hoff Chief Impact & Strategy Officer Susan Hoff serves as Chief Impact, Strategy, and Operations Officer for United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. Before joining the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas team in 2009, Susan was the CEO and President of ChildCareGroup and prior to that was the Executive Director of Educational First Steps. In addition to senior leadership roles, Susan’s professional experience includes the positions of teacher, child care center director, and parent educator. She is a highly sought after trainer and public speaker, has developed curricula and educational publications for children and adults, and is an accomplished fund developer. Susan is a well-known children's advocate at the local, state, and national levels. She is the co-founder, with Margery Miller, of the Great Girls Network, a platform for women from all walks of life to lift up and inspire one another. Susan serves on the boards of Early Matters Dallas, the Texas Partnership for Out of School Time (TXPOST) and the Essilor Vision Foundation – Americas. She was appointed by Mayor Mike Rawlings to the board of Workforce Solutions Dallas County in 2012, 2015, 2018 and is a past president of the Texas Association for the Education of Young Children and past board chair of Social Venture Partners Dallas, First3Years, and the Jr. League of Richardson.

Katherine Stenesen Chief Development Officer Katherine Stenesen is the Chief Development Officer for United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. Katherine brings 14 years of experience to the role including the successful navigation of multi-million and billion dollar comprehensive annual campaigns and building high-performing donor relations teams.  Katherine leads the development team that is responsible for establishing and maintaining the highest level of donor relations and engagement in order to position the organization to grow resources, drive impact and increase investment into critical programs improving the lives of North Texans. After nearly eight years at Southern Methodist University, Katherine joined the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas in 2012.  During her tenure at SMU, she successfully rebuilt the donors relations program resulting in significant increases in donor acquisition, retention, and giving levels. Katherine is a 2003 graduate of the University of Washington with Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications and a 2005 graduate of Seattle University with a Master of Arts in Student Development Administration. Katherine and her husband, Drew, are the proud parents of two children and live in East Dallas.

Steven Kravit Chief Technology Officer Steven Kravit is a strategic and results-driven senior executive providing more than 30 years of leadership success spanning operations management, product development, business development, and financial planning and analysis. As an innovative problem-solver, he is able to construct and implement highly technical systems, designed to improve efficiency, enhance client relationships, and drive revenue.

Janice Harissis Chief Financial Officer Janice Harissis serves as the Chief Financial Officer for United Way Metropolitan Dallas (UWMD) and United Way Foundation Metropolitan Dallas. Prior to joining UWMD she held various leadership roles in finance, accounting and operations at Texas Instruments, Inc. She is a CPA and served as business unit controller, Asia Region Audit Mgr in Shanghai, China and as Vice President and Corporate Audit Director for the company. She served as executive sponsor for TI’s global Finance & Operations training program and was a member of the TI Corporate Compliance Committee, Ethics Committee, and Cybersecurity Committee. Prior to joining TI, Janice was the Operations Site Manager for KES Systems in Midland, Texas with responsibility for manufacturing operations, IT, purchasing and human resources. Janice served on the Board of the Texas Women’s Foundation as Audit Committee Chair and has served on the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Audit Committee and Chair of the Strategic Controls sub-committee. She previously served on the Board of High Tech High Heels.

Ashley Brundage Senior Vice President, Community Impact Ashley joined United Way of Metropolitan Dallas in 2007. She leads the team responsible for making measurable contributions to the North Texas community’s ten-year goals through strategic investments and programming. Through her leadership, Ashley ensures that United Way's community impact work holistically addresses community issues through targeted programming and systems level collaborations to achieve high-quality results.

Candace Gardner Senior Vice President, Human Resources Candace Gardner joined UWMD in 1996 and has spent her tenure working in Operations, on the Human Resources and Finance teams, at United Way. She leads the people function by providing leadership and direction in the areas of Human Resources and payroll with over 15 years of progressive experience. Candace is committed to delivering a best in class employee culture and works closely with the senior leadership team to plan and execute people strategies. She is an active member of the Society for Human Resource Management.

Greg Mangum Vice President, Economic Mobility Greg Mangum serves as the Vice President of Economic Mobility at United Way of Metropolitan Dallas and oversees the organization’s focus on improving education and income outcomes for low income families. He leads the development and implementation of integrated strategies to improve educational attainment, career pathways, and financial capability. Greg manages grantmaking and partnership efforts to support new and existing programs that provide basic needs, help people build savings, credit and assets, provide job skills training, and help students improve their academic success and be prepared for college and career opportunities.

Jennifer "Jenn" Shultz Vice President, Donor Relations Jenn transitioned into non-proft at SMU 11 years ago after an initial career in corporate America. She is grateful to be in a role that allows her to make a difference in North Texas and strengthen our community for everyone, and her daughter loves to visit the office and enjoy a cup of hot cocoa, even in the Texas summer!

Melissa Bair Vice President, Corporate Relations and Engagement Melissa joined UWMD in August 2018 after leading the philanthropy and community efforts for seven years with the Major League Soccer club, FC Dallas. Before this, she spent seven years with the National Rural Funders Collaborative (NRFC) where she worked to create self-sufficient families in rural communities of color around the country. She’s a proud Texas A&M Aggie that enjoys being with her two kids, Emma (16) and Jack (13).

Stephanie Mace Vice President, Strong Communities My role to identify ways United Way can work with local and statewide partners to collectively push for changes to public policies at local, state or federal level. Additionally, I try to educate individuals and nonprofits on how to engage elected officials in their work and encourage them to join in our advocacy campaigns.

Abigail Sharp Senior Director, Strong Start Abigail Sharp has been in the nonprofit early childhood field for over fifteen years. She holds two master’s degrees, one in community mental health counseling and the other in early childhood education. Her professional roles have included teaching, counseling and nonprofit administration.