Colleen was raised in the Richardson area, and graduated from Richardson High School before studying at Texas A&M University and UT-Arlington where she received a degree in social work as well as her Texas teacher certification.

Colleen worked professionally in both public and private school settings, as well as in HeadStart which focuses on supporting pre-kindergarten education for historically underprivileged children.

Colleen’s mother, Pat Doherty, was one of the original founders of of Network for Community Ministries where she spent at least 30 years in service.

Colleen currently resides in Lucas with her husband of 24 years Jason along with their children Braeden (sophomore at Texas A&M) and Ainsley (Freshman at Lovejoy).

In her spare time, Colleen loves to travel– especially to the beach– attend sporting events and live music. She enjoys being outside and spending time with family and friends.

Colleen is excited to support Network, most recently focusing on spearheading the Pat Doherty Fund for Continuing Education in honor of her mother which helps Network neighbors in securing training, education or certifications to assist in job placement.

With over a decade of clinical experience in community and inpatient behavioral health settings, Jennifer Erasime, LCSW-S, has focused on program development and service expansion to broaden access to behavioral health care. Her work has prioritized providing care for underserved, unhoused, and indigent populations in Texas communities. Jennifer has been dedicated to incorporating recovery-oriented and person-centered care, particularly in high acute clinical settings for individuals with serious and persistent mental illness, co-occurring substance use disorders, and complex medical conditions. In her current role at The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, she focuses on policy implementation to transform local and national behavioral health systems.

Lee Lavergne, a Richardson resident since 1959, attended Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic School and J.J. Pearce HS. Lee graduated from Texas Tech University with a B.A. in Advertising and later earned a B.A.P.A. in Management Information Systems from University of Texas Dallas.

With over 40 years of healthcare experience, Lee Lavergne held various leadership positions before retiring from Baylor Scott and White.

Being actively engaged in Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) at global, state, and local levels, Lee is a HIMSS Global Ambassador and VP Advocacy for the DFW HIMSS Chapter. At the HIMSS23 Global Conference, Lee received the Chapter Advocate of the Year Award.

Motivated by faith, family, and a passion for assisting others, Lee supports the community through Network Community Ministries and as a Healthcare Advocate via HIMSS. When not supporting the Network and HIMSS, Lee enjoys visiting friends and vacationing in Puerto Rico, the Texas Hill Country and to any beach on Saint Somewhere.

Kim Quirk is a long-time Richardson resident and has been active in the North Texas community for several decades. She retired as the president and CEO of the Richardson Chamber of Commerce in 2025 and has served as the executive director of Leadership Richardson for 10 years. Kim was on the board of trustees for the Richardson Independent School District for nine years, where she was president for five terms. She also served on the boards of the Collin County Community College Foundation, Richardson YMCA, New Beginning Center, Dallas Black Dance Theater, Richardson Adult Literacy Center, Leadership Dallas Alumni Association and the RISD Excellence in Education Foundation. Additionally, Kim was on the City of Richardson Charter Review Commission twice, Cultural Arts Commission and Civil Service Board.

In an advisory capacity, she has been involved with the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce Technology Business Council and Education Committees, United Way Brand Committee, Boys and Girls Club of Richardson, DFW Minority Business Council, Family Place, Plano ISD Teacher of the Year Gala Committee, Texas Instruments Alumni Association and Wilmer Hutchins ISD Closure Communications Advisory Team.

Professionally, Kim has a broad range of experience in all areas of public relations and public affairs including managing director at Sunwest Communications, director of communications at Texas Instruments and communications manager at Raytheon/E-Systems.

She is a native Dallasite having grown up in Richardson and graduated cum laude from Southern Methodist University with a BFA in Journalism. Kim and husband Joe have two adult children, Joey and Carrie, who both graduated from RISD and live in the area.

Glenn Scott has served as the Director of Business Development for Berlin Packaging for 37 years. He has been a part of Berlin’s Corporate Executive Team for 14 years, and is a past Chairman of the National Association of Container Distributors. Berlin Packaging is a $3.2 billion international supplier of glass, plastic and metal packaging supplier to the pharmaceutical, personal care, household chemical, food, beverage and spirits industries. Glenn has been a Richardson Canyon Creek resident since 2016. He is married to Monica, and they have four grown children. Glenn serves in the Richardson community in a variety of capacities- Current Past Chair of Methodist Richardson Medical Center Foundation, former Capital Campaign Co-Chair for Network’s current building, currently an Advisory Board member of the Leadership Richardson program, and is a past graduate of Richardson Citizen’s Police Academy program and Leadership Richardson Class XXXIII.

Treva moved to Richardson in 1983. While her children were attending RISD schools, she was an active volunteer in the PTA, Spring Valley Athletic Association, and Boy Scouts of America.

Her working career encompassed over 36 years as an actuarial assistant and pension administrator with Willis Towers Watson.

Treva has been a member of Women in Network since its inception in 2012.

The computer bar at Network is dedicated to her late husband, Jerry Smutz. He had a high regard for the work of Network and our family wanted to recognize his many years as a computer specialist in the Dallas area.

In retirement, Treva spends her time reading, knitting, and traveling.

Celeste is a native of Portland, OR who attended Xavier University in New Orleans, LA. After experiencing Hurricane Katrina, Celeste went back to Oregon, where she began working in the non-profit field. Celeste received her bachelor’s degree, in social sciences, from Concordia University, Portland. Celeste brings 20 years of nonprofit experience and master’s level studies in Human Behavior and Nonprofit management. Celeste and her family have been proud to call North Texas home for the last eight years. Celeste enjoys attending her daughter’s school and sports activities, spending time with her family, singing and travelling.

Chief Gary L. Tittle began his career with the Richardson Police Department in March 2018 as a Captain and was promoted to Chief in 2021. Prior to that time, Gary spent over 30 years with the Dallas Police Department where he held every rank through Assistant Chief. During his Dallas tenure, Chief Tittle was responsible for numerous work groups to include the Strategic Deployment Bureau, which includes SWAT, Traffic, Love Field, Gang and the Criminal Intelligence Unit. He also oversaw the Patrol Bureau and Narcotics Bureau. As a Captain for the Richardson Police Department, Chief Tittle has served as commander of Support Division to include Communications, Detention, Crime Scene, and Property & Evidence and the Operations Bureau that included Patrol and Investigations. In 2019, during the 86th Texas Legislative Session, Gary represented the Chief of Police regarding criminal justice related matters, a role he has fulfilled since 2007. Chief Tittle has a Bachelor’s degree from Midwestern State University and a Master’s in Criminal Justice Leadership and Management from Sam Houston State University. He has also completed the Lieutenant Leadership Series at the Caruth Police Institute and is a graduate of the FBI’s National Academy and the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police.