Grady Mcgahan Email & Phone Number

Dallas, Texas, United States

Established by City Charter, the Dallas Park and Recreation Board has oversight of the Dallas Park and Recreation Department, including the director, land acquisition, contract and budget approval, policy, rule, and regulation creation, and fiduciary responsibility for multiple trusts. The 15 members of this policy making board are appointed and approved by the Mayor and Dallas City Council.

• Develop, implement, and support programming for KAB’s growing affiliate network of 700+.• Platform and elevate successful ideas related to the green strategic pillar.• Provide pathways for community engagement at the local, state, and national level.• Promote the inclusion of KAB’s distinct Method for Change throughout affiliate work.• Attend conferences and give presentations on behalf of the organization.• Collect data and write reports on program results and ROI for donors and partners.• Find, identify, and pursue potential funding sources as part of the development team.• Enlarge the scope of program services to include community resiliency tree planting.• Work with regional directors to compile lists of green programming needs and shovel-ready projects.• Execute existing programs and envision opportunities for program expansion and innovation.

• Devised marketing strategy and produced promotional materials.• Led a cross-functional team (including KAB, KAB affiliates, and sponsors) to plan/develop programmatic elements.• Gathered and crafted content for the organization’s social media accounts and website.• Evaluated potential and selected recipient communities.• Focused on ways to engage historically underserved and diverse communities.• Gave interviews for TV, radio, and print on behalf of the organization.• Visited recipient communities to host informational gatherings and attend meetings.• Provided counsel and technical assistance to affiliates and partners to execute programs effectively.• Oversaw the execution of RETREET programs throughout the KAB affiliate network by working with local leaders to ensure established program tenets are being met.• Communicated with and keep informed all program partners.• Assisted in development of sponsor proposals, stewardship, and reports.• Made sure sponsors are being recognized and donated product is being used appropriately.• Provided leads for good candidates for affiliate conversion.

Dallas, Tx

• Vice Chair/President-Elect• Events Committee• Chair, 2023 Songbird Supper

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Chair, Public Art Committee (2020-2024)• Member, Kalita Humphreys Theater Task Force (2018+2019)• Liaison, Bruce Wood Dance Company (2019-Present)• Liaison, Creative Arts Center (2019-Present)The City of Dallas Office of Arts & Culture is advised by an eighteen-member Arts & Culture Advisory Commission appointed by the Dallas City Council, which acts as an advisory body to the city manager and the city council. Fifteen of the members of the Commission are appointed respectively by each council member and the mayor, and three of the members are appointed by the city council as a whole.

Dallas, Texas, United States

Five Community Bond Subcommittees (Subcommittees) were formed to recommend, through consensus, a prioritized list of capital projects based on the themes of the 2024 bond program ($1B). The Subcommittees had a chair appointed by the Mayor and one member whom each member of the Dallas City Council appointed. The subcommittees assisted the Community Bond Task Force and staff in identifying citywide and district-specific projects for each proposition.

Dallas, Tx

• President (2017-2019)• Served as state liaison to national Urban Forest Council Steering Committee.• Legislative Committee Chair (2015-2017).

Dallas, Tx

• Established a 501(c)(3) charity focused on tree planting, disaster relief, and community building.• Created, trademarked, and successfully marketed the RETREET® brand.• Raised over $2M through event revenue, donations, sponsorships, and 73 successful grant applications through which a total of $825,615 was awarded by The Home Depot Foundation, The Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation, The Eugene McDermott Foundation, The Better Together Fund, United Way, The Community Fund of Northern Louisiana, and Lush Cosmetics, among others.• Planned and led 26 major events in 20 communities across North America that resulted in thousands of volunteers donating more than 12,000 hours to plant 5,771 native trees at 1,322 home sites.• Handled all of the required program logistics.• Partnered with local, regional, and national businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations.• Structured mutually beneficial relationships with corporate partners.• Gave regular speeches to crowds of up to 500, as well as radio, TV, and print interviews.• Led RETREET through a merger process with Keep America Beautiful, funded by Better Together.

Dallas, Tx

• Directed the collection and proper arrangement of existing financial data.• Oversaw the restructuring of the filing system.• Cleaned, organized, and inventoried the entire office and storage rooms.• Managed the creation of a network drive and began uploading key files.• Wrote a detailed report regarding the operations of Groundwork Dallas that provided procedural recommendations, taking into account what are known to be the standard best practices of nonprofit management and fiscal controls.

Greater New York City Area

• Drafted legal briefs, memos, and correspondence.• Interpreted legal documents, including pleadings, discovery, correspondence and rulings.• Maintained highly complex client files and recorded billable hours for each account.• Made all domestic and international travel arrangements for the firm.• Sorted, and archived all correspondence between the firm, its clients, and opposing counsel.• Oversaw the firm’s payroll account, bank accounts, and accounts receivable/payable.• Attended hearings, meetings, and conference calls with co-counsel, opposing counsel, and the involved parties, and kept accurate records thereof for use in court and in mediation proceedings.

Greater New York City Area

• Contributed to the design of entry and exit plans for the 90,000+ attendees of the event.• Facilitated collaboration between the Archdiocese staff, the production company, and NYPD.• Monitored the implementation of the plan, ensuring the success of the event.

Greater New York City Area

• Managed the director’s personal and professional schedules with utmost discretion.• Organized crucial elements of field production including permits, flights, accommodations, ground transportation, equipment, and supplies.• Supported multiple crews shooting simultaneously in domestic and international locations.• Recruited, trained, and delegated responsibilities to a team of interns and PAs.• Implemented efficient systems for managing key production files including crew and vendor contact lists, releases, certificates of engagement, transcriptions, and storyboards.• Ran a production office and support system for 40 people in a high-paced, high-pressure environment.• Created effective ways to track high volumes of information for the Archival and Editorial Departments.• Assisted the Line Producer with the preparation of all deliverables for The Weinstein Company.

Greater New York City Area

• Developed and researched potential shoots, contacted subjects, and pitched ideas.• Conducted interviews in Spanish and followed evolving storylines on both sides of the Texas/Mexico border.

Traverse City, Mi

• Directed hundreds of volunteers and location managers during the simultaneous set-up of three large screening venues, including a 65-foot inflatable outdoor screen with a capacity of 15,000.• Drafted daily operating plans based on fluctuating box office, merchandise, and concessions sales.

Greater New York City Area

• Served as liaison to Wall-to-Wall UK, WNET, PostWorks, and vendors during post-production.• Maintained equipment inventory, office supply room, petty cash, and tape-screener library.• Watched rough cuts and raw footage of "Texas Ranch House," then offered comments and suggestions for editorial staff.

Greater New York City Area

• Designed detailed floor plans, production schedules, and signage for numerous events.• Led staff members and volunteers through the setup and breakdown of four separate venues.• Negotiated in-kind advertising deals with several vendors, saving thousands of dollars.

Greater New York City Area

• Managed two warehouses and the distribution of their contents through a team of volunteers and production assistants. • Setup and administered a communications network.

Greater New York City Area

• Organized the IFP Filmmaker Promotion Program for the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale).• Made travel arrangements, tracked schedules, and planned special events for booth participants.• Ran the IFP booth at the European Film Market and covered screenings for attending filmmakers.

B.A., English: Culture And Performance, With Minors In International Business, History, And Studio Art

Activities and Societies: GUTV Film Festival (Co-Chair), GUTV (Editor), D.C. Schools Project.

African Literature & Language, African Religions

Activities and Societies: SHAWCO (Tutor), Golden Girls Orphanage (Volunteer)

Education record

Activities and Societies: http://www.cistercian.org/school/faculty/RNewcomb/mandelbrot.htm