Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Edwards, Sr., MPA
Daniel Edwards, Sr. serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Community Services, Inc. (CSI), an affiliate of The Texas Association of Community Action Agencies, Inc. (TACAA). Edwards is also a Board Member of TACAA. He joined CSI in 2013 as the agency’s Chief Financial Officer and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2014. Edwards oversees the management of all CSI fiscal/operational activities, which span multiple functional areas not exclusive to finance/capacity building. Other functions include operational/programmatic oversight in the following areas: Human Resources (HR), Information Technology (IT), Facilities, Administration, Risk Management, and Legal Compliance toward complete legal fulfillment of all contracts and agreements at the local, State, and Federal levels.
He is a member of the Executive Governing Board, reporting to a nine-member Board of Directors. With an operating budget of over $5M and services in ten counties statewide, CSI is a leader in the service delivery space driving Transportation Services, Support & Self Sufficiency, Outreach Referral, Delivered Meals Services, and Energy and Rental Assistance Services.
Board of Directors
Per the Community Services Block Grant, the Board of Directors is a tripartite board consisting of equal thirds of democratically elected representatives from low-income areas, elected officials or their representatives, and private sector members.
Private Sector Representatives
Position to be filled during the October Annual Meeting.
Vacant
Terisa Zuniga
Navarro County
Mary Snyder
Navarro County
Public Sector Representatives
Pam Corder
Kaufman County
Jeffery C. Enoch, Sr.
Henderson County
Christen A. Rudd
Secretary
Ellis County
Client Sector Representatives
Bernard Porter
Treasurer
Navarro County
Board Vice President
LaQuintta D. Simon
Kaufman County
Lashonda Anderson
Anderson County
CSI Staff
Amy Peavy, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Fiscal Operations
Brandy Pittman
Sr. Accounting Manager
Fiscal Operations
Lori Clemons
Senior Financial Analyst
Fiscal Operations
Denise Freeman, CCAP, NCRI
Director of Quality Assurance & Reporting
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
N’Gina Stanford, BSW
Director, Client Programs & Service Operations
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Kandrea Session-Walker, NCRI
Regional Manager-Region I
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Melika Matthews
Region II Case Manager
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Adriana Garcia
Care Coordinator
Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
Katie Ragan
Director of Transportation/CSO
Community Transit Service (CTS)
Kimberly Vaughan
Office Manager
Community Transit Service (CTS)
Driver
Community Transit Service (CTS)
Lizzie Lawrence
Dispatcher
Community Transit Service (CTS)
Robert Whittenburg
Driver
Community Transit Service (CTS)
Terry Thomas
Driver
Community Transit Service (CTS)
Carol Hixson
Driver
Community Transit Service (CTS)
Angelia Williams
Driver
Community Transit Service (CTS)
Alice Lancaster
Driver
Community Transit Service (CTS)
Bettie Franklin
Driver
Community Transit Service(CTS)
Ricky Ragan
Driver
Community Transit Service(CTS)
Ladonna Simonds
Driver
Community Transit Service(CTS)
Jonah McKissack
Driver
Community Transit Service (CTS)
Jimmy Alexander
Driver
Meals On Wheels (MOW)
William Young
Driver
Meals On Wheels (MOW)