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The Central Dallas Ministries
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Guided by the community that they serve, CDM's
management team supervises the work of the CDM team. This currently
includes 90+ paid
employees, 150+ AmeriCorps members and 400+ regular volunteers.
 Larry James, Chief
Executive Officer
214.823.8710 x116
LJames@CentralDallasMinistries.org
Larry became CEO in September 2004
after serving as executive director for 10
years. Known in the
Dallas
faith, business and media communities as a
social entrepreneur and committed servant
to the people of East and South Dallas,
Larry came to CDM after serving 14 years
as senior minister with the Richardson
East Church of Christ in
Richardson,
Texas.
He is a graduate of
Harding
University
(BA 1972), Harding University Graduate
School of Religion (MA 1973), New Orleans
Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv 1977)
and
Tulane
University
(MA—American History 1986).
Larry spent eight months in 1998 as
executive director for the Greater Dallas
Community of Churches but returned to CDM
with a renewed clarity that his place was
close to the streets of
Dallas’
inner-city community. That community is also where Larry and wife, Brenda,
have
made their home since 1999.
Rev. Gerald
Britt, V.P. of Public Policy & Community
Program Development
214.823.8710 x114
GBritt@CentralDallasMinistries.org
The Rev. Gerald Britt joined CDM in September 2004 to further his
lifelong work serving those around him.
His pastoral and community experience and
wisdom are rich assets to CDM. Gerald
oversees the following programs:
A high profile community leader for many
years, Gerald has strong ties to the
political, faith and business communities
of
Dallas.
These connections will be valuable to CDM
as it reaches deeper into South and
East Dallas.
Gerald most recently served as Senior
Pastor for the
New
Mount
Moriah
Missionary
Baptist
Church,
located in the heart of far
South Dallas.
During his 22 years there, he led the
church in significant growth and
organizational change. Through his work in
the church and surrounding neighborhoods
as well as years of leadership in Dallas
Area Interfaith, Gerald has distinguished
himself as one of
Dallas’
most influential community leaders. He has
been out front on many city issues, from advocating for better care for
Parkland
Hospital
patients to increasing voter turnout in
South Dallas,
among others.
 Keith
Ackerman,
LMSW, V.P. of Community Services
214.823.8710 x119
KAckerman@CentralDallasMinistries.org
Keith Ackerman became
COO in September of 2005, after serving as the Practice
Administrator for CDM's own Community
Health Services (CHS) program since 2003.
Under his leadership, CHS' patient volume
grew nearly tenfold -- up to nearly 20,000
patient visits per year. In 2007, the COO
position transitioned into the V.P. of
Community Services role. Keith oversees
the following programs:
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Administration (including
Development, Finance, HR and IT)
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CDM AmeriCorps
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Community Health
Services
-
Institute of Faith
Health Research - Dallas
-
Legal Action Works (The
L.A.W. Center)
-
Nurture, Knowledge and
Nutrition
-
Project Access
-
Transition Resource
Action Center
He is a 1995 graduate of
the Masters of Science in Social Work
program at the University of Texas at
Arlington, where he also earned his BS in
Social Work in 1993. Prior to his work at
CDM, Keith served as the
Corporate Director of Human Resources for
Millwood Health, LLC.
He also previously served as the Youth
Director for Saint Mark's Episcopal Church
in Arlington Texas from 1996 to 2001.
His leadership skills,
technical expertise and experience in both
organizational management and HR will help
CDM as it continues to grow over the
coming years. Keith is an active member of
the
Society of
Human Resources Management,
the National Association of Social Workers
and the
National
Eagle Scout Association.
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