
Dan Hooper
Founder & Executive Director
Dan founded ScholarShot in 2009. Dan has been a successful business growth executive in Dallas since 1979. He left a successful business consulting firm, ISI, he helped manage and grow since 2003 to serve as Executive Director of ScholarShot. ISI has experienced record growth the last 6 years. It’s Dan’s vision and passion which helped create the ScholarShot model and DegreeDallas campaign.

Carlos Valadez
Director of Scholar Success
Carlos is a first-generation Texan and college graduate, having graduated in 2010 from Texas A&M with his Bachelor of Science in Bioenvironmental Science. Carlos joined ScholarShot as its first Academic Manager in 2014 after 3 years of experience as a High School College Advisor and University Admissions Counselor. Carlos’ knowledge of financial aid and admissions practices has provided ScholarShot with a number of processes and controls to help monitor and measure scholar success. In 2018, he became Director of Scholar Success and is responsible for overseeing the Academic Managers.

April Tillett, LMSW
Program Director

Heather Lacey
Academic Manager

Lesly Viera Juarez
Academic Manager
Lesly is a first-generation DACA student, who graduated from Texas Woman’s University with a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology in 2020. She credits her experience to having graduated with the help of ScholarShot and informally advising students throughout her college career. Her passion for helping others through her academic journey and exploring beyond her major lead her to become part of the ScholarShot team as an Academic Manager in 2022.

Ifeoluwa Kehinde
Academic Manager
Ife is a first-generation student, who graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Sciences in 2022. She credits her work experience to mentoring high school students and benefitting from the ScholarShot model, which assisted her to graduating. Her desire to be a part of the process responsible for her college success, and the opportunity to utilize some of the skills she learned in college led her to become a part of the Scholarshot team as an Academic Manager in 2022.

Rebecca Morgan, MBA
Director of Data Intelligence

Lana Marker, CFRE
Development Director
Lana has over 10 years of experience in non-profit fundraising. Her ability to cultivate relationships and community engagement has led to great success for each nonprofit she has had the pleasure to serve. Lana is the daughter of a first-generation college student, her mother. She witnessed her mother struggle to get her degree and to become a great success as a result. As a mother to a High Schooler, Lana will be an asset as a parent navigating the confusing and arduous journey of preparing her son for college. She is excited to join ScholarShot as the Development Director where she will grow our fundraising efforts and community awareness.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Cliff Braly, Finance
Mario Dolan, Governance
Cole Evans, Operations
Dan Hooper, Executive Director
Guy Kerr, Compliance and Governance
Bob McCamey, Vice Chair
George Morgan, Treasurer
Winifred Mundinger, Events
Deanna Naugles, Program
Lou Schaufele, Operations Chair
Rob Spencer, Funding
Van Sheets, Funding
Enisha Williams, Events
Jim Wills, Board Chair
ADVISORS TO THE BOARD
Dr. Judith Allen, Ph.D., Chief Program Officer, Communities in Schools, Dallas Region
Dr. Cathy Bryce, Educator and former HPISD Superintendent
Mrs. Becky McCamey