Richard Knight - Chairman
Richard Knight, Jr. has a Master’s of Public Administration from the University of North Carolina and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Economics from Fort Valley State College. He was Chairman of Knightco Oil Company, which he founded in 1997 and sold in 2004. He served in several key executive positions at Caltex Petroleum Corp. in Dallas and
Singapore. He also served as Dallas City manager and was the first African-American to hold
that position. In October 2003 he founded Knight Waste Services which he serves as President; KWS provides refuse and recycling collection in conjunction with Waste Management for the City of Ft. Worth. Other boards on which he has served include the Arena Group (which operates the American Airlines Center), the Circle Ten Council of Boy Scouts of America, the Salvation Army, the Salesmanship Club of Dallas (Byron Nelson Golf Classic) and Goodwill Industries of Dallas.

Norm Bagwell
Norm Bagwell is Chairman and CEO of Bank of Texas, a post he assumed in 2008. He previously served as President of the Dallas Region for JPMorgan Chase and President of the Dallas Region for Bank One. He joined Bank One’s Dallas predecessor, MBank Dallas, in 1985. Prior to that appointment, Norm managed the Dallas Corporate Banking Division from 1995- 1998. He also spent 10 years in the Mortgage Finance Group serving as manager from 1992- 1995. Under Norm’s direction, the Mortgage Finance Group of Bank One became known nationally as one of the premier service providers to the mortgage banking industry. He is a graduate of Southern Methodist University, where he received a B.B.A. in Accounting and a B.A. in History.

Tom Westberry, Frazier Fine Homes
Tom Westberry has spent his career as a builder working in some of Texas' most prestigious neighborhoods: Trophy Club, Southlake, Eagle Mountain Lake. But he wanted to make a difference in building a community - a place with its own unique history and culture. When he met Jon Edmonds and heard Jon's vision for Frazier, he was intrigued.

They talked at length, and eventually Jon hired Tom to oversee construction of a model home on Silver Street.

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Lucy Cain
Lucy Cain lives in Frazier, where she is a community activist and Member Services Coordinator for Meeting Professionals International. Born in Dallas, she attended St. Anthony’s Catholic School, James Madison High School, and Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn. A former Fisk Jubilee Singer, she ran as a candidate for the U. S. House of Representatives for District 30 in 1992 and 1994. Ms. Cain worked for AT&T 20 years in many areas including marketing, operations, residential services, government and public relations. She is a proud recipient of many awards including the Quality Award; chaired the United Negro College Fund Campaign, and served on the Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. In 2005 she was a recipient of the Meeting Professionals International Rising Star award.

Wanda Campbell
At 16 years old, Wanda Campbell started door-to-door sales with Fuller Products Company. Ms. Campbell recruited hundreds of people for the company. She worked for the millionaire pioneer, Mr. S. B. Fuller. Ms. Campbell worked for Mr. Fuller in Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago,
Indiana and New York. She also worked for Mr. Joe Louis Dudley of Dudley Products Company in Richmond, Va. Ms. Campbell now operates her own business, Savitri Cosmetics.

Beverly DeBase
Beverly DeBase is a freelance writer whose articles about South Dallas appear regularly in The Dallas Morning News. A resident of Frazier, Ms. DeBase is an expert on African-American cinema and opened a retail outlet, Alternative Video, specializing in black-themed films. She also works for the National Captioning Institute. Ms. DeBase has a master’s degree in city planning from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Reginald Gates
Reginald Gates is President of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce. He began his career
began in education, first as administrator at Bishop College and later as fundraiser/marketing specialist for the United Negro College Fund. Mr. Gates then focused on business assistance as senior account executive for Dallas County Community College District's Business and Professional Institute. He went on to become President/CEO of the Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce. His current focus is to create business opportunities for local African Americans and assist with urban revitalization through business/economic development.

Paul Harris
Paul Harris is President and CEO of the Hoblitzelle Foundation, where he has worked for more than 20 years. His other work in the community includes service on the boards of Southwestern Medical Foundation, the Episcopal School of Dallas, the United Way Foundation, the Dallas Performing Arts Center’s Advisory Board, and the Board of Visitors of UT-Southwestern Medical Center’s University Hospitals. He has also served as a Scoutmaster for BSA Troop 124. A native Dallasite, he attended St. Mark’s School, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Texas at Dallas, where he earned two graduate degrees. Before joining the Hoblitzelle Foundation, Paul was a pilot in the U.S. Navy and flew professionally for both Braniff and Continental Airlines.

Ann Lott
As President of the Dallas Housing Authority from 2001 to 2008, Ann Lott led the agency in winning the federal HOPE VI grant that allowed it to replace the aged Frazier Courts public housing project – the catalyst for the comprehensive neighborhood revitalization in which FRI is engaged. DHA also engaged urban planner Antonio DiMambro to work with residents to write the blueprint for remaking the neighborhood. Lott began her career at the housing authority shortly after graduating from San Diego State University in California. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Work and an MBA in Strategic Leadership.

Antong G. Lucky
Antong G. Lucky is the Strategic Alliance Coordinator for Vision Regeneration (VRInc.) in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Lucky, founder and former gang member of the Bloods in Dallas is now serving the community by developing grassroots organizations with South Dallas/Fair Park residents and by implementing a program he created in prison to help inmates get their lives back on track. Mr. Lucky is now charged with focusing on community building in the South Sector of the City of Dallas. Vision Regeneration’s mission is to change the cultural environment of at-risk youth, and to eliminate violent and destructive behavior..

Steve Modory
Steve Modory is Managing Partner for Champion Partners, Ltd., where he is responsible for managing various commercial real estate investment, finance and ongoing debt and equity capital activities. Prior to joining Champion in 1993, Mr. Modory was a portfolio manager for Trammell Crow Ventures. Since then, he has been involved with more than 35 million square feet of real estate properties, the aggregate value of which exceeds $3.0 billion. Mr. Modory has served as Chair of the Office Development Council of the Urban Land Institute and a Board Member of The Real Estate Council Foundation of Dallas. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics with distinction from Stanford University.

Don Williams
In 1995, Don Williams, then Chairman of Trammell Crow Company, founded the Foundation for Community Empowerment to develop an asset-based, comprehensive renewal initiative in the low-income neighborhoods of Southern Dallas. FCE’s goal was to create, in collaboration with community-based schools and churches, a successful model of redevelopment that can be replicated throughout southern Dallas. The foundation was instrumental in the Dallas Housing Authority’s decision to rebuild Frazier Courts and to retain Antonio DiMambro to help Frazier residents define their vision for their neghborhood. Mr. Williams has served on boards or committees of influential universities, foundations, banks and Fortune 1000 companies across the nation. He served on the Advisory Board of the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit Management (currently the Leader to Leader Institute) and holds current or past leadership posts at Stanford, Pepperdine, George Washington and Abilene Christian universities.

Patricia S. Williams
Patricia S. Williams is a native of Dallas, Texas where she graduated from the Booker T. Washington High School. She earned her B.S. degree in Home Economics Education from Texas Southern University, M. Ed. Degree in Elementary Education from Prairie A & M University, and an Early Childhood endorsement from Texas A & M University (formerly known as East Texas State University). She retired in 2005 from the Dallas Independent School District after 36 years as a classroom teacher. She taught for 34 years at Seagoville High School, where she was the lead teacher in the Vocation Child Care Program. Patricia is a member of the True Lee Missionary Baptist Church where she is active in several ministries. She volunteered for many years as the assistant treasurer for the South Dallas Mabel White American Cancer Relay for Life and has also done volunteer work with the Katrina and Rita Hurricane Relief efforts and the Beto One Prison Ministry.