Executive Director

Leisha comes to DAPS with over 20 years in the nonprofit sector, as a social worker, board member, volunteer and most recently, Curator at The Heritage Village at Chestnut Square in McKinney.  Her love for nonprofits began at The Turning Point (Rape Crisis Center) in Plano where she was the Clinical Director for services to those impacted by sexual assault.  After retiring from the clinical field, Leisha applied her skills to the administrative side of nonprofits where she served on the Board of Directors at The Turning Point in several positions.  It was here that she discovered that her passion for helping others could be used to develop, grow and manage small nonprofits. When the opportunity to expand her skills and experience presented itself at DAPS in 2019, Leisha jumped at the chance to be a part of such an important community. 

Office Manager

Andrea comes to DAPs with eight years of experience in office administration. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Dallas Baptist University in 2015. She freelances as a voiceover artist as well as a proofreader and editor for small businesses. When not writing spec scripts, she enjoys traveling and watching films.  She is excited to be part of the team at DAPS and hopes to make a positive difference. 

Events and Social Media Manager

Sheila Flynn comes to DAPs with experience holding several upper-management marketing and public relations positions, including Turner Broadcasting, The Discovery Channel, and Ogilvy Worldwide Advertising. This will help Sheila continue to grow DAPS awareness and expanse. Sheila has an extensive international background and speaks Spanish (albeit rusty!). Sheila works for and has volunteered with, various philanthropic organizations over the years. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from SMU and a Master’s degree from Thunderbird.

As the Events and Social Media Manager for DAPS, Sheila will take over many of Leisha’s responsibilities as Mike retires, like the Keep Moving! Symposium, Educational Series planning, Newsletters, posts on Social Media, and other marketing and class activities.

Pam Michel, Production Editor

Bemax Group, LLC  

Martha Bonilla - President
Robbie McCullough - Vice President
Marcie Salamone - Treasurer & Secretary

Jim Armington

Mike Braitsch - Ex officio

Jared Caplan
Stephen Holman

Beth Jacobs

Harold Kellogg

Jo Klein
Steven Markel
Michael McGiboney
Greg Rector

Marcie Salamone

Chuck Stewart

Michael Braitsch, PT,
Shilpa Chitnis, M.D., Ph.D.

Richard B. Dewey, Jr., M.D.

Rasheda El-Nazer, M.D.

Mazen Elkurd, D.O.

Thomas D. Franklin, Jr., Ph.D.

Richard L. Fulbright, Ph.D.

Dwight C. German, Ph.D.
June Levitt, Ph.D., LDT, CCC-SLP
Bradley McDaniels, PhD, CRC,  DPT

Aashoo Mentreddi, M.D.

Padraig O’Suilleabhain, M.D.

Nirav Pavasia, M.D.

Alexander Peralta, M.D.

R. Malcolm Stewart, M.D.

Gary L. Tunell, M.D.