Dave is a 33 year IT professional currently employed as a Senior Product Manager by Oracle Corporation. He is an avid outdoorsman, and has the heart of a teacher. Dave coached all three of his children over a 14 year period in different sports, and spent eight years as a board member and tournament director for the Colleyville Girls Softball Association. Dave’s ability to troubleshoot problems and provide cost effective solutions is critical to New Hope operations. He enjoys getting to know the New Hope volunteers and getting his hands dirty while he takes care of the New Hope facilities and infrastructure.

Kathleen retired from IBM where she led the North America Industries Digital Marketing Team. She is drawn to help those with special needs because of her family connections as well as her experience volunteering for years with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. She lends her business expertise to assist with web site management, communications and digital promotions. In her spare time, Kathleen enjoys gardening, yoga, playing golf and spending time with family. Kathleen also serves as the Board Secretary and loves doing all she can to help New Hope succeed in our mission to help those with disabilities.

Mr. Neal Bondy is the President of the Optima Training and Consulting Group in Dallas, Texas. He began his career in Human Resource Management in 1964 while serving as a Captain in the United States Air Force. His undergraduate degree is in Latin American History with a minor in Spanish from Texas Christian University. He received his MBA in Organizational Behavior from Southern Methodist University. He spent twenty-five years working in Human Resource Management with Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO). His last four years with ARCO were in Anchorage Alaska as a loaned executive to the Trans Alaska Pipeline Company known as Aleyeska. Mr. Bondy served for seven years on the faculty of the Graduate School of Management at the University of Dallas teaching in the MBA Program. In 1997, Neal was elected National Chairman of the Board for the world’s largest Human Resource Society (S.H.R.M.). Neal retired as a Regional Director of the Johnson and Johnson Consulting Group after serving in that capacity for fifteen years. Neal has consulted with Company Boards, Presidents and Executive Teams in many for profit and nonprofit organizations. He is an expert in Leadership and Executive Team Development. Neal was elected to the Board of New Hope equine Therapy in 2022. He is excited to serve as Chairman and help lead the board in their work to serve the North Texas community.

Aaron is a Senior Director with Greystar Real Estate Partners in Dallas, Texas, where his responsibilities include all revenue and financial reporting for Greystar’s Advantage Solutions group, as well as management of property billbacks and national contracts. Prior to joining Greystar in 2010, Mr. Sturman spent two years with Goldman Sachs Specialty Lending Group, managing a portfolio of asset-backed lending facilities, and 15 years with Wells Fargo, where he held various management positions. Aaron attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his BBA with a double major in Finance and Marketing. Aaron’s passion for volunteer work and love of animals, as well as the opportunity to help others, drew him to this position.

Jennifer Kiedrowski currently works in the Dallas area and owned a transportation company for more than 13 years in Dallas. She holds a degree in Business Accounting and has spent her time volunteering in various capacities for WBENC and WBCSouthwest as a committee member and mentor to women starting and growing their own businesses. Her passions include animal rescue and volunteering as a foster family to dogs waiting to be adopted, caring for her grandson and spending time with her family. She has a grown son and a bonus son and daughter with her husband. With Jennifer’s love of animals and her passion for helping others, she looks forward to utilizing her 25-year operational background at New Hope to achieve growth in funding, support event planning and assist with the overall success of New Hope.

As a digital marketing and E-commerce consultant, he’s had the privilege of working with global brands in the corporate sector and has advised 20+ charities on marketing, fundraising and events best practices. Jason’s true passion is delivering impactful fundraising events and campaigns and discovering creative ways to help local businesses and nonprofits to elevate and succeed… TOGETHER!

Christine Cioffe currently advises and consults for a variety of companies in Sustainability, Specialty Industrials, Agriculture and Bio-Pharmaceutical industries. She also is a board member on several privately held companies in the industrials and agriculture/nutrition space as well as for several non-profits in the sustainability and education areas. Her prior experience includes leading large R&D organizations at PepsiCo (food and beverage) and Merck & Co (pharmaceuticals) with focus on R&D innovation, productivity, disruptive technologies as well as execution of enterprise-wide business processes and governance. Chris is a passionate advocate for life-long learning and exploring (and breaking down) boundaries as well as mentoring and coaching people at all stages of their career.