Speaker

• Mita Havlick
  

  Mita Havlick

  Mita Havlick serves as the Executive Director of the Dallas Education Foundation, the non-profit, philanthropic partner of Dallas ISD. With degrees in Physics and Computer Science and a varied career in technology, project and program management, and consulting, Mita has chosen to lend her analytical and communication skills to the non-profit and public education ecosystem.

  As an active community member and public education advocate, Mita has worked over the last fifteen years to help improve the quality of life of our North Texas neighbors and advance educational opportunities for all students within the public education framework of Dallas ISD. Previous to the Dallas Education Foundation, Mita was the Executive Director of the Emanuel Community Center in Old East Dallas, Chairperson of Superintendent Dr. Hinojosa’s Districtwide Advisory Council, and a long-time volunteer at her children’s schools. Mita contributes a monthly column for the East Dallas Advocate and serves as the public education advisor to US Representative Colin Allred.

  Mita leads the Dallas Education Foundation with a focus on its core values of stewardship, integrity, equity, collaboration, transparency, and sustainability.