Meet our leadership partners
Steering Committee
Since 2019, our Steering Committee has helped convene community members and resources, coalesce diverse partners around shared goals, and drive action toward our collective mission and vision.

Ashley Elgin
Chief Executive Officer, Lena Pope

Elizabeth Brands
President & CEO, The Morris Foundation / Read Fort Worth

Grant Coates
CEO & President, The Miles Foundation

Jay McCall
Senior Principal, The Rainwater Charitable Foundation / T3

Kara Waddell
President & CEO, Child Care Associates

Leah King
CEO, United Way of Tarrant County

Mattie Parker
Mayor, City of Fort Worth

Nicole Allen
Child Care Quality Unit Director, Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County

Rose Bradshaw
President & CEO, North Texas Community Foundation
