Cynt Marshall

Karen Hughes White, Effie Dennison, Kimberly Bizor Tolbert, and Caren Lock at the 2025 Texas Womens Foundation Leadership Forum & Awards Celebration in May. [Photo: Kim Leeson and Guy Rogers/TXWF]

The Last Word: Karen Hughes White on Ann Richards’ Timeless Advice—and the Ripple Effect of Investing in Women

by | May 28, 2025
“Because we know that an investment in a woman is an investment in her family and in her community.”

Karen Hughes White President and CEO Texas Women’s Foundation …speaking at the organization’s Leadership Forum and Awards Celebration earlier this month.

Karen Hughes White wasn’t speaking in theory when she recently addressed the crowd at the Omni Dallas Hotel....

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From Playmakers to Policymakers: DRC Champions the Dallas Region’s Winning Ways
by | Jan 23, 2025
At its annual meeting at Arlington's Globe Life Field, the Dallas Regional Chamber took a victory lap with Dallas-Fort Worth's multiple No. 1 economic rankings, outlined DRC priorities for the new legislative session, and heard from five leading pro sports executives why North Texas is such a sports business powerhouse.
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Dallas Mavericks Name Longtime NBA Executive as Team’s New CEO
by | Dec 18, 2024
Effective Jan. 1, former Golden State Warriors President Rick Welts replaces the retiring Cynt Marshall after her nearly seven years at the helm of the Mavericks NBA franchise.
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Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall to Retire in December
by | Oct 8, 2024
Marshall became the NBA's first Black female CEO when then-Mavs-majority owner Mark Cuban hired her in 2018. During her tenure, she helped the organization emerge from sexual misconduct and harassment controversies with the hiring of other female team executives and a focus on diversity and inclusion—along with female-focused programs like Girls Empowered by Mavericks (GEM).
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Part of the campaign for Dallas' "A Maverick, Can-Do Spirit" branding. [Images: Visit Dallas]

Visit Dallas Unveils City’s ‘Maverick, Can‑Do’ New Destination Brand

by | Mar 28, 2024
Dallas has never had a "unified brand," Visit Dallas says. The newly announced one—A Maverick, Can-Do Spirit—replaces clichéd Texas stereotypes with a big dash of "diversity, dynamism, and swagger."
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‘A Sweet Moment in Time’: Dallas Regional Chamber Unveils Its 2024-2026 Strategic Plan During Annual Meeting at Fair Park
by | Jan 18, 2024

Cynt Marshall, 2024 chair of the Dallas Regional Chamber board of directors, urged chamber members to “seize the moment.” DRC President and CEO Dale Petroskey talked about a “once-in-a-lifetime chance” to remedy the region’s inequities....

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Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall Named 2024 DRC Board Chair
by | Dec 15, 2023
During Cynt Marshall's one-year term chairing the board of the Dallas Regional Chamber, she will preside over the DRC’s efforts to improve the quality of life for all people in the Dallas region. The DRC also named BCBSTX President Jim Springfield as its 2024 board chair-elect.
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