Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number One (2004-2010; 2013 - present
Community Service
Founder of the Mayor's Alliance for Unity and Culture
Vice Chairman of Metroport Cities Partnership
Former Executive Board, Board of Directors Southlake Chamber of Commerce
Founder SPARK: Students and Parents Against Risks to our Kids
Coventry Manor Homeowners, Board
Southlake Citizen's Academy, Graduate
Citizens Emergency Response Team (CERT), Graduate
Carroll ISD Leadership Academy for Supporting Success (C.L.A.S.S.)
Cofounder SASO: Scholars and Athletes Serving Others (A philanthropic 501c3 which gives mothers and their sons the opportunity to do meaningful community service together)
Other Areas of Local & Regional Interest
Advisory Board of Frost Bank
Advisory Board & past Board Chair, Recovery Resource Council of Tarrant County (Our mission is "to reduce drug and alcohol abuse and its stigma by providing: guidance, education & services to children, adults & families.")
Board of Directors and former Chair of National Association of Directory Publishers
Founder & Executor Downey Art for Education Trust (The Trust has awarded over $1,000,000 to rural schools in Texas, Arkansas & Oklahoma)
Honors
Legacy of Women Award 2014, Safe Haven of Tarrant County
Women in Business Award, Dallas Business Journal
Citizen of the Year 2008 and 2018, Southlake Chamber of Commerce
Carroll ISD Shankman Award for service to children
