Executive Leadership
Robert "T-Ray" Manley
CEO AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Robert "T-Ray" Manley joined The Way Back as CEO and Executive Director in November 2019. He provides strategic leadership and operations, guiding the The Way Back’s mission and expanded impact. Robert is an experienced nonprofit professional with demonstrated success in philanthropy, community development, leadership and social change.
He holds a Masters Degree in Cultural Leadership from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Arts and Applied Science from Howard Payne University.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Dr. Esteria Miller
Regional Manager
The Root Cause
VICE PRESIDENT
Jason Haley
Chief Investment Officer
ALM First Financial Advisors
SECRETARY
Rev. Cindy Kennedy
Pastor
Pilot Point First United Methodist Church
TREASURER
Kandyce Ripley
Associate Vice President of Data Analysis and Strategy
Buckner International
TC Alexander
Sr. Vice President and Community Development Relationship Manager
BOK Financial
Ron Brown
Director of Finance Improvement
Exter Finance
Alyse Ferguson
Chief Attorney
Collin County MHMC Program
J. Denise Huginnie
Founder and President
Impact Focus
David King
President/Owner
KingSquared, LLC
Todd Murphy
Founder and President
CorrHealth
The Way Back provides pathways to economic mobility, empowering individuals to become stable, restoring families, and creating safer communities.
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