Leadership & Board

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.