Meet the Faces of
The Multicultural Alliance
President
Cheryl Gray Kimberling, PhD
Thirty years as an educator in higher education in our community, Dr. Kimberling brings a unique match of talents
and abilities to The Multicultural Alliance. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she completed undergraduate and
graduate degrees at the University of Memphis. In 1976 she moved to Fort Worth to attend Southwestern Seminary
and upon her graduation from seminary, her professional experiences began as Professor of Sociology at Tarrant
County College and then as the Executive Director of the TCC Foundation. She has held administrative positions at
Texas Wesleyan University School of Law and The University of Texas at Arlington. Additionally, she held an adjunct
faculty position at Texas Christian University in the sociology department from 1988-2005. In August 2006, she
retired from the University of North Texas Health Science Center as Vice President.
Development Committee
    Jerry Sawyer – Chair
    Vanessa Ruiz Boling
    Henry Borbolla
    Johnny Campbell
    Edward McFalls
    Al Saenz
    Joan Kline
    Joan Trew
 
Programming Committee
    Mary Kathryn Anderson – Chair  
    Sayeeda Selod
    Marc Veasey
    Mary Weaver
    Adena Cytron-Walker
M. Basheer Ahmed, MD
Mary Kathryn Anderson
James N. Austin
John Avila
David M. Beckerman
Marvin Blum
Vanessa Ruiz Boling
Henry Borbolla
Johnny Campbell
Mattie Peterson Compton
Fernando Costa
Jessica Beard Cung
Raymond Dickerson
Vicki Dickerson
Paul Dorman
Stanley Eisenman
Monte Elliott
Robert I. Fernandez
Phyllis Fenton
Arnold Gachman
Executive Committee:

Presiding Chair
    Jonathan Suder

Presiding Elect-Chair
    Mattie Compton

Third Vice-Chair
    Fernando Costa

Secretary
    Jessica Cung

Treasurer
    Judy Hunter

At Large Members
    Bob Terrell
    Vicki Dickerson
    David Beckerman
Nominating Committee
    Arnie Gachman – Chair
    Marvin Blum
    Jonathan Suder
    Cheryl Kimberling

Finance Committee
    Judy Hunter – Chair
    Marvin Blum
    Cheryl Kimberling
 
Visibility Committee
    Fernando Costa – Chair
    Marvin Blum
    Jessica Cung
    Bronson Davis
    Monte Elliott
    Van Romans
Francisco Hernandez
Corey Hines
Ellen Hoffman
Judy Hunter
Joan Kline
Oscar C. Macaraeg
Edward C. McFalls
Ralph Mendoza
Don Mills, EdD
Van Romans
Niti Ross
Al Saenz
Jerry K. Sawyer
Yushau Sodiq, PhD
Jonathan Suder
Robert Terrell
William J. Thornton
Joan T. Trew
Representative Marc Veasey
Mary Weaver
John Williams
2008 Board of Directors
Committees
The Multicultural Alliance

817.332.3271

ckimberling@mcatexas.com