MP Foundation Board of Directors

Jeremy Gregg

Jeremy Gregg, CAP®️, CFRE, MBA is a three-time TEDx speaker with nearly 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership and social entrepreneurship. He is the Founder of Gregg Partners, the President of Mission Allies Publishing, and the author of “Daddy’s Time Out.”

Richard (Rick) Holt

Rick Holt is responsible for overseeing the Ionic Affinity Program at Chemical Abstract Service (CAS), a division of the American Chemical Society. Rick and his team partner with the largest pharmaceutical companies, diversified chemical companies, and Intellectual Patent Offices around the globe by providing the highest quality scientific information, expertise, and technology that spurs either the product innovation or drug discovery processes with these clients. During his 29-year career, Rick has held many other executive leadership positions in product development, project management, business development and sales at Lexmark International, Dell, and NCR. Rick previously served on the United Way of the Bluegrass (Central Kentucky) Board of Directors, the Cedar Park youth baseball league Board of Directors and was an Ambassador for the Dell Charitable Giving Team. Rick earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Kentucky Gatton School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Vanderbilt University where he was a two-time GTE Academic All-American baseball player.

Catherine Jaynes

Catherine Jaynes is a Partner with the Cicero Group, a boutique consulting firm specializing in the social impact space, among others. Catherine has extensive experience in the public and social sectors in program design, implementation, and evaluation. Most recently at the George W. Bush Institute, Catherine was responsible for the development and execution of national and international programs, including Presidential Leadership Scholars. Additionally, she led the design and implementation of robust measurement and evaluation strategies across the Institute and, previously for the US Department of Education. Catherine earned both her Bachelor of Science and her Doctor of Philosophy from Vanderbilt University and her Master of Educational Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

April Lafitte

April Lafitte was born and raised “Out in the West Texas Town of El Paso” as the oldest of four children.

April moved to Dallas after attending the University of Texas at Austin and began her entry into the business world at Merrill Lynch. After working at Merrill, April went on to partner with her Dad and brother in their family owned Financial Planning Firm, Mormac Brokerage Agency, specializing in providing employee benefits as well as Financial and Retirement Planning for non-profit institutions & individuals; managing over $150 million in assets. Mormac has been instrumental in creating 403B retirement plans & pension plans for a number of leading Hospitals throughout the Metroplex such as Parkland Health & Hospital Systems.

April has devoted and contributed a great deal of her time to many organizations and charitable foundations such as The Family Place, Junior League of Dallas, Child Abuse Prevention Center, Dallas Museum of Art and many others. April has also served on the board of Directors for the Arthritis Foundation, Clayton Dabney Foundation and the Advisory Board for Sovereign Bank.

April is married to Rick Lafitte and is a Stepmom to three GREAT kids, Russell, Walker and Stephanie.

Rick Lafitte

Rick Laffite is the President of Tolleson Private Bank. He is responsible for overseeing the firm’s private banking services and relationships. He serves on the firm’s Executive Committee, Asset & Liability Committee, and Credit Committee.

Rick joined the firm in 2019 with 35 years of experience in banking and financial services. Prior to his hire, Lafitte served as a senior vice president at several Dallas/Park Cities area banks, including LegacyTexas Bank, Bank of Texas, and Northern Trust, where he focused on managing relationships with high net worth individuals for loan, deposit and investment management opportunities.

A graduate of Highland Park High School, Lafitte received his bachelor of science in electrical engineering from the University of Texas and an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University. He is a graduate of the SW Graduate School of Banking at SMU. He is also very active in the community with both charitable and civic organizations, including serving on the board of The Easter Seals of Greater Dallas and The Clayton Dabney Foundation For Kids With Cancer.

Ryan Lamb

Treasurer

Ryan Lamb serves as the Vice President of Finance of Edison Power Constructors. Prior to joining EPC, he served as the Chief Financial Officer at GCATS Telecom & Critical Power Services, a specialty contractor based in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Lamb brings over 15 years of diverse accounting and finance experience including over 10 years of construction-specific accounting knowledge and additional construction services experiences in HR, Safety, and Information Technology. Previously, he spent 6 years in various roles at Stryker, a Fortune 500 medical device corporation and technology manufacturer. Mr. Lamb graduated from Southern Methodist University with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and a Minor in Corporate Communications and Public Affairs where he was a Hunt Scholar. He is a licensed Certified Professional Accountant in the state of Texas, a member of the Finance Committee at Parkway Hills Baptist Church.

Steve McGaw

President

Steve McGaw is responsible for the development of AT&T’s corporate strategy as well as the evaluation and execution of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and divestitures. During his 30-year career, Steve has held key leadership positions in sales, international and technology planning roles at SBC and AT&T Bell Labs. Steve currently serves on the advisory committee to the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business, the board of directors for My Possibilities, and the World Economic Forum Steering Committee in support of ‘delivering the digital infrastructure.’ Steve earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master of Science in computer science at Northwestern University; and a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering from Purdue University.

Ian Rawn

Ian Rawn is proud to serve on the MP Foundation Board to champion the organization that means so much to him, to the community, and to all HIPsters. He attends My Possibilities studying leadership and performance dance. Ian also serves on the Board of Special Olympics Texas while serving as an Athlete Leader, Global Messenger, and Health Messenger. Ian competed in Figure Skating at the World Winter Games in Austria in 2017 and is proud to have placed 4th in the World! He continues ice skating, volunteering, and is transitioning to a new career after working eleven years at Venturity Financial Partners. His leadership motto on and off the ice is, “If you fall, you fall, but you get back up and finish.”

Carol Schauer

Carol Schauer has worked as a fundraising executive in the health and human services field for 25+ years, gaining and sharing experience in donor development, relationship building, stewardship, and capital campaigns. She served Development Director at Children’s Advocacy Center of Collin County then Vice President at Children’s Medical Center Foundation. She recently retired but remains passionate about advancing opportunities for those in need for the benefit of the community. Her proudest professional accomplishment is helping bring world-class pediatric specialty care to the Plano community with the opening of Children’s Plano campus.