Board Members

Hi, I’m Sarah Angle, a writer, journalist, and professor in the Department of Strategic Communication at Texas Christian University. My work focuses on healthcare communication in advertising and social justice issues. In 2021, I founded Better Box, which is company that creates “happiness toolkits” designed to improve mental health through tangible evidence-informed products and practices. My goal is to create positive social change in our community through powerful brand storytelling, empathetic leadership, and education.

Hi, I am Many Attaway, a graduate of Northcentral University's Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy program. I am currently working on my PhD in Systemic Leadership at Northcentral University and going through the Marriage and Family Therapy licensure process. Also, I provide coaching and counseling through Bridges of Hope. From a family of first responders, I personally understand many of their unique challenges. I am passionate about serving those around me, fostering connection between pillars of the community and mentoring the next generation. Speaking of family, I am a proud mom of kids and a couch-potato canine.

Hi, I am Cynthia Powell, Assistant Professor in the School of Health Professions at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. I have over fifteen years of senior leadership experience in education and healthcare settings, and am also a Certified Integrative Wellness and Life Coach, and Qualified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Teacher. I also provide coaching and training in a variety of areas including mindfulness, resilience, self-care, and stress management. I am passionate about promoting community health, act as a facilitator for empowering conservations, and serve as a board member for the InterNational Environmental Complex.

Hello everyone. I'm Deputy Joe Robertson, and I have been a peace officer in Texas for the over 36 years with 30 of them at the City of Fort Worth. I serve with our Police Peer Support Team and with the Care Ministry Team at my church. Having seen first-hand the way day-to-day stressors inside and outside of the job can affect those of us in service, my personal passion is the mental well and emotional being of my friends and colleagues.

Hi, I am  Lieutenant Chris Gorrie, a sixteen-year veteran of the Fort Worth Police  Department.  I have had the privilege to serve as a patrol officer,  detective in Traffic and Internal Affairs, sergeant in patrol, and then  in the Chief’s office.  During this time, I took an interest in the  mental wellness of our officers and assisted in the. Design and  implementation of our Early Intervention Program.  Mental Wellness for  my colleagues and for all first responders has been a passion of mine,  and I am proud to be a part of Empower Fort Worth.  

Hi, I am Len Delony, and I head the spiritual connections.  I am also a Pastor of Spiritual Formation and Discernment at the First United Methodist Church in Fort Worth, and lead various programs on the practice of mindfulness to ovecome trauma, develop resiliency, and deepen spiritual prayer and meditative practices.  

My role within EFW is to reach out and connect spiritual groups of all faiths.  A spiritual practice can help us stay grounded and keep life in a balanced perspective.  

Hi, I am David Johnson, and I am a project manager for the United Way of Tarrant County.  I coordinate services for veterans in our community.  As a vet, I know how important it is to match our former warriors with the right resources.  Too many organizations operate in silos, and I am proud that United Way and Empower Texas can partner resources to get the needed information and resources out to our communities.