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Dallas College Foundation Rings in the New Year with New Board Members

January 16, 2025

DALLAS – On January 1, Dallas College Foundation welcomed seven new board members and announced Regen Horchow as its new board chair.

New to the board are:

• Jim Adams, president of Binnean, LLC
• Jorge Baldor, chairman of After8toEducate, co-founder of Latino Center for Leadership Development and Latino Arts Project
• Kathleen Gibson, senior managing director at CH Investment Partners
• Klint Guerry, group vice president at Sewell Automotive Companies
• Whitney McKnight, executive director of Muse Family Foundation
• Peter L. Sefzik, senior executive vice president, chief banking officer at Comerica Bank
• Gretchen Williams, real estate agent for Ebby Halliday Realtors and former Dallas College trustee

“We are thrilled to welcome these accomplished community leaders to our board. Each of them brings a unique set of skills that will help us continue to create opportunity for everyone in Dallas County,” said Josh Skolnick, executive director of Dallas College Foundation. “I am also excited to work closely with our new board chair, Regen Horchow, to support the next phase of innovation and growth at Dallas College. Regen brings a wealth of knowledge, care and intentionality, alongside extensive experience supporting education in Dallas. She is an exceptional leader for our board.” 

The new members will join current board members in supporting the strategic priorities of Dallas College Foundation and Dallas College. Representing the diverse communities and industries Dallas College serves, the Foundation board provides valuable resources in support of the 127,000 students that Dallas College serves annually.

“Dallas College Foundation is happy to connect the community to the incredible work going on at Dallas College, which is providing students with the training and credentials they need for a rewarding career and providing a qualified workforce to North Texas’ employers. It is an honor to be associated with such an important Dallas institution,” said Horchow, Dallas College Foundation’s new board chair.

The Foundation is also celebrating the contributions of exiting board members Lynn McBee, Mark Paul and former Chair Clint McDonnough. They have provided critical leadership at the Foundation and will remain involved with Dallas College Foundation as it launches new initiatives in the coming year.

Regen Horchow

Regen Horchow, a respected leader on issues impacting young children, has been on the Dallas College Foundation Board since 2018. She is president of the Hersh Foundation and manages the Horchow Family Office. The leader and co-founder of Early Matters in Dallas, Horchow was instrumental in the creation of Dallas College School of Education and co-chairs its Advisory Council. In addition, she serves on the boards of Southern Methodist University Simmons School of Education, Human Development at Southern Methodist University and United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and on the University of Texas Southwestern President’s Advisory Board and the Executive Council of the Yale Child Study Center. 

In the Dallas community, Horchow’s previous service includes leadership positions in the Zero to Five Funders Collaborative, Charter 100, Child Care Group, Commit Partnership, Dallas Assembly, Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center, Dallas Foundation, Educational First Steps, Girls’ Adventure Trails, The Hockaday School, Junior League of Dallas and Planned Parenthood. A Dallas native, Horchow is a graduate of The Hockaday School, Yale University and holds a Master of Education from the University of North Texas.

Jim Adams

Jim Adams is president of Binnean, LLC, and serves as a board member and advisor to family offices and families. He ran two different family offices in Dallas before retiring to pursue more focused, strategic involvement with families and family offices as well as nonprofit leadership opportunities. He has recently served as chair of Social Innovation Lab of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, as well as a vice chair of its Unite Forever Campaign. He was involved in fundraising for The Commit Partnership and Child Action Poverty Lab through their Opportunity 2040 Fund. Among the organizations he has served as a board member are Honored (a national nonprofit that celebrates teachers and promotes the teaching profession), Texas Methodist Foundation, YMCA of the Rockies, YMCA of Metropolitan Dallas and Dallas Area Rapid Transit.

Adams began his career as a partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from Southern Methodist University and a Bachelor of Science in finance from Louisiana State University.

Jorge Baldor

Jorge Baldor is the chairman of After8toEducate. Baldor was born in Havana, Cuba, and immigrated to the United States at age 6. His entrepreneurial spirit and relentless energy resulted in several projects and organizations aimed at empowering others and preparing the next generation of leaders, including Latino Center for Leadership Development, Latino Arts Project and After8toEducate. He currently serves on the board for Cara Mía Theatre and Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts. He is a past chairman of Dallas Housing Authority Housing Solutions of North Texas and World Affairs Council of Dallas-Fort Worth.
 
Baldor was named one of Dallas’ New Latino Leaders by D Magazine and a 2016 Outstanding Latino Advocate by D CEO magazine. In 2018, he was nominated Texan of the Year by Dallas Morning News. He received the Ohtli Award for promoting Mexican culture for individuals living abroad. Baldor attended Dallas College El Centro and Brookhaven campuses and holds a Bachelor of Arts in history from Southern Methodist University, where he is recognized as a Distinguished Alumni.

Kathleen Gibson

Kathleen Gibson joined CH Investment Partners (now Cresset Capital) in 2023 after serving 11 years as president and CEO of Southwestern Medical Foundation. Prior to that, she worked in senior leadership roles in financial services at Citibank as president of Texas and Central US commercial banking, and Bank of America as head of asset management risk, president of Southwest US private banking, head of Southwest corporate banking, and president of Bank of America Dallas.

She is past chair of the boards of Texas A&M Foundation and the Association of Former Students and currently serves on the boards of Texas Higher Education Foundation, Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations, Visiting Nurses Association of Texas, and LaunchBio. Gibson has been recognized by Texas A&M University as a Distinguished Alumnus. She has a Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M and attended Southern Methodist University in Oxford and Russia.

Klint Guerry

Klint Guerry is a group vice president at Sewell Automotive Companies and has served in leadership roles since joining the company in 2001. Guerry is author of A Guide to Self-Disruption, Five Principles and a Daily Process to Transform Your Life as well as the Gueri Notebook Companion. In addition to his service to Sewell and Dallas College Foundation, Guerry is on the board of directors for The Magdalen House and several industry-related committees and councils. 

Guerry received a Bachelor of Arts in business administration from American Intercontinental University and completed the Teams Program at the Center for Creative Leadership, Leadership for Extraordinary Performance at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, and the Strategic Leadership program at the U.S. Army War College.

Whitney McKnight

Whitney McKnight is executive director of Muse Family Foundation, where she manages overall grant making and asset allocation strategy. Muse Family Foundation focuses on economic mobility initiatives, primarily in South Dallas. Previously, McKnight managed social and environmental investing initiatives first as agriculture portfolio manager at Village Capital, and then as a senior analyst at Chess Ag Capital Partners. She has served on Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Community Board, Year-Up DFW Growth Taskforce and University of California, Davis, College of Environmental and Agricultural Sciences Board.

McKnight is the daughter of John and Lyn Muse. Lyn Muse served on Dallas College Foundation board from 2002 to 2015. McKnight has a Bachelor of Arts in international relations from University of San Diego and a Master of Science in international agricultural development and agricultural resource economics from University of California, Davis.

Peter L. Sefzik

Peter L. Sefzik is senior executive vice president, chief banking officer at Comerica Bank and a member of Comerica’s Management Executive Committee. He is a board member of United Way of Metropolitan Dallas and Consumer Bankers Association.

Sefzik began his banking career at Comerica as a credit analyst in 1999, serving in roles with increasing scope and responsibility that included regional managing director, Texas market president and executive director, commercial bank. He has a bachelor’s degree in international relations and a Master of Business Administration in international management from Baylor University. He has a Juris Doctorate from Southern Methodist University.

Gretchen Minyard Williams

Gretchen Williams is a licensed real estate agent for Ebby Halliday Realtors. She and her family helped build Texas-based Minyard Food Stores Inc. into one of the nation’s largest supermarket chains. Williams is a strong supporter of higher education and has received the Family of the Year Award from YWCA and the Russell Perry Free Enterprise Award from Dallas Baptist University. 

Her board affiliations include Baylor University Medical Center, Highgrounds Advisors, Leukemia Texas (co-chair emeritus), MetroTex Association of Realtors, Ebby Halliday Foundation, Oak Hill Academy, Crystal Charity Ball, Junior League of Dallas and Dallas Mavericks Foundation. From July 2021 through May 2022 Williams served on Dallas College Board of Trustees in a seat that was previously held by her husband. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Texas Christian University.