Board Members

Before moving to Waco, Toby worked for Whole Foods Market global headquarters, studied Healthcare Administration at Southwest Texas State University, and volunteered with AIDS Services of Austin.  He now serves as a Volunteer HIV Peer Navigator for the McLennan County Health District, distributes food to families with Shepherd’s Heart Food Pantry, and has been an…

JD is a Met Life Billing Specialist at Texas Life, and he’s bringing his amazing experience in nonprofit leadership and tech management to Mobilize Waco! He’s hard of hearing, but he’s doing great navigating life in Waco with his husband, their son, and three wonderful dogs.

Suzette is a freelance virtual assistant and current student at Arizona State University, finishing her undergraduate degree in Disability Studies and graduate degree in Nonprofit Leadership and Management. Legally blind due to a progressively degenerative eye disease, she is an avid Seeing Eye dog user and a staunch advocate for disability accessibility, pedestrian accessibility, braille…

Donna has been a vice president at ExtraCo Banks since 1990. She is also a Baylor graduate and a past president of the Heart of Texas Goodwill board of directors. Born with spina bifida, Donna was the 1967 national poster child for the March of Dimes, and came to be a highly effective problem solver…

Meg worked as a community organizer, an adult educator, and a publishing-industry freelancer before launching her children and moving to Waco, where she completed her Master’s degree in Social Work at Baylor in 2018. Having walked through many challenges with disabled loved ones over the years, Meg was in search of strategies to reduce barriers…

Jimmy has worked as a shift supervisor at Bitty & Beau’s coffee shop since its opening in 2021. He has participated in adaptive sports in Waco since the 1990s and coaches for and serves on the board of No Limitations, which operates teams in four sports with disabled athletes of all ages. A lifelong Wacoan…

Emily Frake, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral research associate at the Baylor Center for Disability and Flourishing. As a disabled individual herself, Dr. Frake’s research focuses on understanding and creating inclusive spaces and places of belonging for people with disabilities in all areas of life. Her interests are in disability policy, advocacy, and systems-change for the…

Juana Orozco is a dedicated volunteer with Mobilize Waco, bringing compassion, reliability, and a strong commitment to community service. She is currently pursuing her Social Work degree at McLennan Community College, where she is building the skills and knowledge that shape her passion for supporting vulnerable families and strengthening local communities. Juana’s work with Mobilize…