Staff

Lynn M. Davis has been president and CEO since 2005. As part of this organization, he strives to improve the lives of children who have been abused. In his current position, he leads the executive team, creates the vision and direction of the Center, and manages the organization through change. Under Lynn's leadership, DCAC has served more families, educated more professionals and raised more funds than in any other time period in DCAC history.

Prior to joining DCAC, Lynn was the president and CEO of Dallas Challenge, Inc.For 16 years, Lynn coordinated the growth and expansion of this nonprofit substance abuse organization, while also directing the company's overall operations.His strategic vision for organizational growth, as well as fund development expertise, helped him create eight new programs and greatly increase annual revenues.

Lynn also served at Dallas Challenge as director of community services and as a counselor. During this time, he provided counseling and assessment services to Dallas-area high schools, promoted services to expand revenue streams, and managed internal and external training programs. His work outside the non-profit sector includes teaching at The University of Texas at Arlington and at The University of North Texas.

In 1999, Lynn completed his MBA at the University of Texas at Dallas. His education also includes an MS from the University of North Texas and a BA from the University of Pittsburgh.

An active member in the community, Lynn currently sits on the statewide board of Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas and has previously participated on the executive committee of the Mesquite ISD Education Foundation and the Sunnyvale ISD Education Foundation, in addition to serving on the Executive Committee of the Statewide Association of Substance Abuse Programs.

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Sarah Burns serves as chief marketing officer where she leads and directs marketing, public relations, events and education efforts to illuminate the truth about child abuse and elevate DCAC’s role within the community.

Sarah joined the team after serving as senior communications director at Dallas Women’s Foundation, the largest regional women’s foundation in the world. During her tenure there she elevated the Foundation’s brand and awareness to surpass fundraising and grantmaking goals. Prior to that she worked in service line marketing and internal communications at Children’s Health and in marketing at Genesis Women’s Shelter.

Sarah has worked in nonprofit marketing her entire career. She attended Oklahoma State University and graduated from the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with a focus on Public Relations and a double minor of Marketing and Management.

Sarah is a 2018 recipient of Dallas Business Journal's 40 Under 40 and in her spare time she volunteers with the Junior League of Dallas, where she served on the 95th Anniversary Board of Directors. Her other volunteer commitments include New Friends New Life, Genesis Women’s Shelter, the Women’s Auxiliary to Children’s Medical Center and Preston Hollow Presbyterian School. Sarah is married to Jon, an educator, and they have one son.

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Heather Ormand serves as Chief Operations Officer where she oversees finance, IT, human resources and the Crimes Against Children Conference for DCAC. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Texas and has over 12 years of experience in public accounting.

Prior to joining DCAC, she was a Director with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and specialized in providing assurance and business advisory services for Fortune 500 companies. Her clients were primarily SEC registered pharmaceutical and life sciences companies, as well as several non-public hedge funds and private equity partnerships.

Heather holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a double concentration in Accounting and Marketing from the University of Richmond.

Heather has a passion for community service and improvingthe lives of children. She has been actively volunteering in the Dallas Community with organizations such as the Family Place, Austin Street Center and DCAC.

Heather is married to Jason, and they have a one daughter.

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Murphey Sears is the Chief Development Officer and leads the development team to raise critical funds to provide services at DCAC. She provides strategic direction and initiatives for donor cultivation, grants, corporate engagement, and volunteers to raise $3.9 million a year.

Murphey has worked in the nonprofit sector for 10 years and most recently was the Annual Giving Director at Dallas Women’s Foundation, managing a donor portfolio of $2 million per year. Prior to her role at the Foundation, she worked at Genesis Women’s Shelter as the Director of Outreach and at the Perot Museum running the membership program and

Murphey received her Bachelor of Arts in English and French from Vanderbilt University and is a native of Houston. A lifelong volunteer, she has leadership roles in the Junior League of Dallas, Junior Garden Club of Dallas, MS Society, and HPUMC Day School. At home, she is surrounded by boys including her husband and three sons.

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