Sarah Steinmann is a young professional spending her days in Dallas, Texas. In 2024, she wrote The Dallas Good Neighbor Guide, a comprehensive resource designed to empower individuals and communities to foster stronger, more connected neighborhoods in Dallas. Sarah aims to impact her community by sharing the guide’s tangible steps with at least 1% of the population of Dallas, or 13,000 people.
Matt Goodman is the Online Editorial Director for D Magazine. He's written about a surgeon who killed, a man who paid for a submarine to travel to the deepest parts of the earth, followed a heart transplant from donor to recipient, and too many Dallas City Council meetings to count. He's been at D Magazine since 2014, and has also written for WFAA.com and The Dallas Morning News.
Kathy Wise is the Executive Editorial Director of D Magazine. A licensed attorney, she won a CRMA Award for reporting for “The Most Lawless County in Texas,” a feature about a wrongfully convicted Collin County judge, and a Folio Award for “The Rogue Shepherd,” a profile of Bonton Farms founder Daron Babcock. She's been at D magazine since 2016.
We gathered to hear Shannon Neffendorf give his Texas Talk titled, "Creating a Neighborhood Philosophy." Shannon is the founder of Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters, along with Davis Street Espresso, 5 Mile Chocolate, and Candor Bread.
Andrew Snow give his Texas Talk titled, "7 Unpopular Truths About Generosity & Non Profits. Andrew is the co-founder and managing partner at Track 15, providing fundraising and development services to non profits.
Taylor Toynes, co-founder and executive director of For Oak Cliff, will be gave his talk, titled, "The Power of Proximity."
John has served the Methodist Health System for over a decade, stepping into his role as president of Methodist Medical Center Dallas in 2018. Under his leadership Methodist Dallas has deepened its involvement in Oak Cliff through community initiatives and partnerships with other neighborhood organizations.
Krista is the Executive Director of Better Block, a nonprofit that educates, equips, and empowers communities and their leaders to reshape and reactivate built environments to promote the growth of healthy and vibrant neighborhoods.
Skye McDaniel is an Oak Cliff native who has cooked at some of the neighborhood’s favorite restaurants, including Boulevardier and Bolsa, and has worked throughout Dallas’ culinary culture for over twenty years. That deep-seated root in her community and heritage has taken her to this point—opening her own concept space that serves house-prepared, seasonally fresh food at La Bodega, inspired by her Italian heritage and travels through the Mediterranean.
