Gay Donnell Willis

“It would be my honor and privilege to serve the residents of D13 as your representative on City Council.”

Trusted Jennifer Staubach Gates appointee.

 

2019-2020 Community Development Commission

Commissioners contribute to recommendations to the City Manager and City Council on the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and other U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Grant funds.

DISD 2020 Bond Committee, Sub Committee for Safety & Security

  • DISD 2020 Bond Committee, Sub Committee for Safety & Security

  • Leadership ISD Inaugural Class ‘10

  • Conrad High School Site Based Decision Making Committee

  • Conrad High School PTSA Founding Member

  

2010 - 2018 Vickery Meadow Tax Increment Financing TIF) Board of Directors

The Board makes recommendations to the City Council concerning the administration of the District.   (Ann Margolin’s appointee from 2010-2012, reappointed by Councilmember Gates)

2012 - 2018 Vickery Meadow Tax Increment Financing TIF) Board of Directors

The Board makes recommendations to the City Council concerning the administration of the District.  

 Hon. Ann Margolin Appointee

2010 – 2012 Vickery Meadow TIF Board

2017 City of Dallas Bond Committee, Sub Committee for Critical Facilities

The sub-committee researched and made recommendations to the City Council regarding repairs, improvements, and construction of Dallas Police Department, Dallas Fire Department, arts and culture and administrative facilities to be included in the 2017 bond election.

“You’ll hear more from me on vision and goals, but for now, get to know how my passion for the city in which I was born has led me to serve from the trenches to the Board room.”

Professional Associations

  • North Dallas Chamber of Commerce – Public Safety Committee Chair

  • Certified Fund Raising Executive© (CFRE)

  • Leadership ISD Inaugural class ‘10

  • Leadership Dallas ‘14

  • Leadership Texas Women ‘17

  • Dallas Breakfast Group

  • Dallas Friday Group

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Community Service Leadership

  • Schreiber Extended Neighborhood Patrol (SENP) Board of Directors Vice President 2019-Present

  • Junior League of Dallas  

    • Community Vice President

    • Underwriting Chair

    • Research & Planning Chair

    • Sustaining Advisor to Fund Development

    • T.Boone Pickens Leadership Institute (JLD) Inaugural Class

  • TexProtects 2018 Gala Dinner Co-Chair (with Hon. Margaret Keliher)

  • Walk to End Alzheimer’s 2013 & 2014 Co-Chair  (with Tara Arancibia)

  • The Family Place Partners Card 20th Anniversary Co Chair (with Dawn Spalding & Kathryn Henry)

  • Friends of the Dallas Public Library Gala 2013 Co-Chair  (with Karen Blumenthal and Julia Simon)

  • Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation, Charter Cohort

  • Vickery Community Action Team Member

     

Education& Membership Associations

Dallas Holocaust Museum & Human Rights Museum, Charter Member

Texas Tech Alumni Association

Alpha Delta Pi – DFW Alumnae

Semones Family YMCA

 

“I am so thankful to those I’ve worked with through the years, personally and professionally, on problem-solving around our community’s issues.”

Supporters

 

Robert Agnich

Buddy Apple

Charles Armstrong

Dana Ayres

Kam Bakewell

Robin Baldock

Jennifer & Carlos Balido

Peter Beck

Hon. Paula & Barry Blackmon

Heather & Kevin Bonfield

Vince Bratton

Kay Lynn Brumbaugh

Robyn Carafiol

Hon. Joe Carreon

Margaret & Tom Chambers

Will Cobb

Wendy Cone

Carol & Jack Corgan

Brad Crumpecker

Hon. Dr. Theresa Daniel

Lynn & Peter Dauterman

Macey Davis

Mitch Davis

Mary Anna & David Dennard

Kara DeVita

Clair Dewar

Phil Doepfner

Ellen Dooley

Brian Driesse

Michelle Early

Wendy Faems

Quenita Fagan

Hon. Roger Fisher

Hon. Edwin Flores

Ann Forsyth-Smith

Wendy & Paul Genender

Basheer Ghorayeb

Donna & Robert Giovannetti

Marnie Glaser

Joe Groves & Flavio Pina

Paul E. Gonzales

Marsha Gordon

Aimee Griffiths

Richard Gussoni

Carol Guthrie

Anne-Marie & Paul Hain

Anne Harding

Brian Hasenbauer

Kathryn Henry

Jane & Curtis Hoffman

Sandy Horwitz

Elizabeth C. & Todd C. Howard

Charlene Howell

Kristen & Bill Howell

Lawrence F. Hysinger

Susan Jenevein

Christine Jha

Steve Kemble & Chad Collom

Anne Johnson

Sen. Nathan Johnson

Eric Johnson & Dr. Mark Parker

Jami & Eric Kalmbach

Jenny King

John Kiser

Betsy Kleinman

Amy & Howard Klion

Ann & Phil Kozlow

 Mary Lavender

Lauren & Gordon Law

Amy Love

Michael L. Lunceford

Haley & Ramsey March

Leonor Marquez

Denise Marshall

Hon. Dustin Marshall

Lisa Marshall

Heidi Mast

Michael McCabe

Katherine McGovern

Susie McMinn

Susan McSherry

Michelle Meadows

Louisa Meyer

Jennifer Miller

Rebekah & Marshall Mills

Jennifer Morris

Maggie Murchison

Cheryl Murray

Paige Nash

Gina Norris

Bob Noyes

Deborah & Jim Nugent

Anthony Page

Mike Perdue

Chad Prochaska

Chanda Parbhoo

Trish Percy

Mark Perkins

Paula Peters & John Armstrong

Kristi & Chris Poteet

David Preziosi

Toby Purdy

Alison Bennett Richardson

Michael V. Richardson

DeMetris Sampson

Sam Santiago

Michael Schwartz

Angela Seaman

Rachel Segal

Dr. Linda Abraham Silver

Julia Simon

Neal Sleeper

Jamie & Suzanne Smith

Janet Landry Smith

Wayne Smith

Hon. Miguel Solis

Dawn Spalding

Clair Stanard

Tammany Stern

Kathy Stewart

Whitney Strauss

Deborah Sutton

 Will Terry

Jennifer Thompson

Jennifer and John Torres

Jo Trizila

Leslie Truelove

Roxana Vandehey

Terry Walker

Chris Wallace

Betty Waltrip

William Waltrip

Herb Weitzman

Todd Williams

Rebecca Wilson

Suzanne Yaeger

Vickie Yakunin