Leslie Parks

Leslie Parks serves as the Senior Director of Prospect Development & Strategy at The University of Texas at Dallas, leveraging a background in community-focused grant and outreach management from her time at the Communities Foundation of Texas. She holds a Masters degree from UT Dallas and a Bachelors from Southern Methodist University.

Leslies career reflects a strong connection to the Dallas academic and philanthropic communities. Her professional and educational paths are deeply intertwined with her two alma maters, Southern Methodist University and The University of Texas at Dallas, where she now holds a leadership role.

While an undergraduate at Southern Methodist University, Leslie was a recipient of the universitys prestigious "M" Award.