Melvin Amerson is a native of the eastside of San Antonio, and grew up in the Denver Heights neighborhood. Attended schools in S.A.I.S.D. Also, a lifelong member of the Historic St. Paul United Methodist Church.

Amerson serves as a consultant with the Texas Methodist Foundation and has over 20 years of experience assisting clergy and congregations with developing cultures of generosity through coaching, workshops, and seminars. He advises and consults with campus ministry directors and other nonprofit leaders on fundraising and board development. Additionally, facilitates vision and discernment discussions with churches throughout the state.

Further, he is the author of “Stewardship in African American Churches: A New Paradigm”, and “Celebrating the Offering”, which focus on funding ministry, with emphasis on developing cultures of generosity in local churches. Moreover, his writings encourage people to seek a spirit of generosity and philanthropy.

Melvin earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi, an M.Div. degree from Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia. Also, completed continuing education in Executive Leadership and Professional Fundraising from Cornell and Boston Universities.

In his spare time, he enjoys attending concerts and events at The Carver.

Dionne Roberts is a nationally recognized housing and community development professional. With over 25 years of experience as synthesizer and catalyst for change, she has a history of developing and sustaining productive relationships and partnerships with communities, citizens, and stakeholders. As President and CEO of TDA Consulting since 2014, she leads the organization’s overall strategic development and works directly with their partners to advance service delivery opportunities. Prior to TDA, Dionne worked in the nonprofit, local government and national policy arenas developing and implementing integrated approaches to community and economic development needs that reflected the values, diversity, aspirations, and priorities of communities. She is adept at the development of policy approaches that enhance the provision of programs and the identification of resources to facilitate direct development. Dionne has a Bachelor’s degree in African American Studies from Syracuse University, a Master’s of Science in Organization Development from American University and is currently pursuing her Doctorate through the University of Southern California. She is a member of the Alpha Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and the San Antonio Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. She is a recent graduate of the Masters Leadership Program of San Antonio (Class XVIII) and a proud board member of the Carver Development Board.

Randall Dawson currently serves as Chief Academic Officer in his role as Vice President of Academic Success at St. Philip’s College. As the Chief Academic Officer, he provides stewardship for all faculty in the areas of instruction and curriculum and reports directly to the President of the College.
Mr. Dawson regularly represents St. Philip’s College at community events and has been recognized for his outreach efforts to build collaborations with community organizations, local government, and other colleges and universities.

Most importantly, Mr. Dawson is passionate about student success. He values integrity, innovation, and student-centered learning. He perceives the role of Chief Academic Officer to instill, inspire, encourage, and cultivate positive character traits that will prepare students, faculty, and staff for success.

Mr. Dawson is a graduate of a community college, having earned an Associate of Arts from Coffeyville Community College. At Washburn University, he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration, with a Computer Science Emphasis, while being awarded both athletic basketball and business finance scholarships. As a graduate coaching and teaching assistant at Pittsburg State University, Mr. Dawson earned his Master of Science degree in Kinesiology.

Mr. Dawson is married to DoMonique Dawson and they have 4 children, Amanda (29), MoRanda, (22), Mya (20) and Jadon (13).