North Texas Chapter

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Welcome Welcome to the North Texas Chapter

The North Texas Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation welcomes you! Our chapter covers the Dallas, Fort Worth, Lubbock, Tyler, Shreveport, LA and the surrounding areas. Volunteers are the key to our success and the lifeblood of our organization. We have many opportunities for you to get involved. Your participation in any way will help us achieve our mission - finding a cure for all people with CF. Take a moment to check out our upcoming events and learn more!

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Events Get involved with our local events

There are 9 upcoming events for this chapter.

North Texas Team CF
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Cowtown Marathon
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Dallas Wine Opener - Fly Me to the Moon
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Tyler Great Strides
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Dallas Great Strides
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Lubbock Great Strides
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Supporters We’d like to thank the people and businesses that support us
Platinum National Corporate Champions

Thank you to our Platinum National Corporate Champions!

American Airlines
Gold National Corporate Champions

Thank you to our Gold National Corporate Champions!

Abbvie CHOATE
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Key Supporters

The North Texas Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation recognizes and thanks our supporters for their generosity and support in the fight against cystic fibrosis. 

 

For information on how you can become a supporter, please call (214) 871-2222. 
Meet Our Local Team North Texas Chapter Board and Staff
Board

Dallas 

Seth Hare, Chairperson
Susan Attel, Outreach Chair
Jon Bader, Nominating Chair
Taylor Brakefield, Advocacy Chair
Christopher Gleason
Brian Hawkins
Dr. Raksha Jain, Emeritus Member
Lauren Katri
Hana Khouri

Stephen McCord
Ryan Monahan, Vice Chair
Michael O'Donnell, Fundraising Chair
Dr. Meghana Sathe, Emeritus Member
Dr. Preeti Sharma, Emeritus Member
Prigi Varghese, Emeritus Member
Virginia Watson
Kelli Williams, Emeritus Member

Fort Worth 

Cory Jaetzold, Chairperson
Michael Clark
Janet Garbarz, Outreach Chair
Nathan Gonzalez
Chris Katri
 

Christine Martin
Ryan Montgomery
Drex Rutledge
Dr. Karen Schultz
Keenan Thornton

Tyler 

Bromli Breedlove
Stephanie Boozer
Cory Bowler
Shelby Burkett, Volunteer Engagement Chair
Noelle Courson 
Jennifer Deen 
Luci Deere
Michelle Dial
Christa Drewry 
Abby Duty 
Christiana Guthrie, Outreach Chair
Blake Hallmark

Rebekah Hibbard
Jonathan Hill 
Chris Jones
Scott Knight, Individual Giving Chair
Lori Knight 
Amber Murry
John Oberg 
Jamie Sadler, Fundraising Chair    
James Sheridan 
Kenneth Threlkeld
Carly Wadle

 
Staff

Executive Director: Amy Van Vranken
avanvranken@cff.org
 

Dallas I Ft. Worth Office 
125 E. John Carpenter Fwy, Ste. 255
Irving, TX 75062
Dallas Phone: 214-871-2222 I Ft. Worth Phone: 817-249-7744
Email: north-texas@cff.org

Beverly James
Associate Executive Director
bjames@cff.org

Cindy Miller
Development Director
West Texas Area
cwmiller@cff.org

Chad Salyer
Administrative Manager
csalyer@cff.org

Sam Swanson
Senior Development Director
sswanson@cff.org
 

Tyler Office
125 E. John Carpenter Fwy, Ste. 255
Irving, TX 75062
Phone: 903-944-7931
Email: tylertexas@cff.org

Holly Burke
Senior Development Director
hburke@cff.org

 

Shreveport Office 
PO Box 125
Benton, LA 71006
Phone: 318-220-1822
Email: tylertexas@cff.org

Brandi Jones 
Development Director
brjones@cff.org