Elizabeth Wattley is the Executive Director at Forward Forest. A graduate of Spelman College with a BA in economics, she received and MBA from SMU. She also speaks Spanish and German! Currently leading the effort to restore the historic Forest Avenue Theater in Sunny South Dallas, Elizabeth previously was Director of Strategic Initiatives at City Square and the Director of Service Learning at Paul Quinn College where she was responsible for managing and overseeing the We over Me Farm. Elizabeth currently serves on the Majestic Theater Centennial Planning Committee, is an active member the DFW Spelman Alumni group, and is a member of the inaugural Black Women in Nonprofit Leadership cohort hosted by Dallas Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation.
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Superb Woman: Elizabeth Wattley
In a blog, the dynamic Elizabeth Wattley wrote that her mission “is to get everyone and anyone to join in the fight against the systemic racism that plagues South Dallas.”
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