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Jennifer Sampson is the McDermott-Templeton President and Chief Executive Officer of the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas. With over 4,800 LinkedIn connections, Jennifer is a respected leader in the non-profit sector. She holds a BBA in Accounting/Information Systems from Baylor University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas.
Throughout her career, Jennifer has demonstrated her expertise in fundraising and non-profit management. She has completed executive education courses at prestigious institutions like Harvard Business School and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Jennifer's leadership at the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas has resulted in unprecedented results in resource development, revenue diversification, and innovative investment strategies.
As the first female CEO in United Way of Metropolitan Dallas' history, Jennifer has proven her ability to build community confidence and achieve remarkable increases in corporate donations. She is a founding member of the United Way's Women of Tocqueville Society and has served on various influential committees and boards, such as the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank Board's Business and Community Advisory Council.
Jennifer Sampson's visionary approach and her commitment to achieving lasting impact in education, income, and health have solidified her reputation as a remarkable leader in the non-profit sector.
More about this expert
- Full name
- Jennifer Sampson
- Location
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Title
- McDermott Templeton President & Chief Executive Officer
- Company
- United Way of Metropolitan Dallas (since 2011)
- LinkedIn profile
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferhiltonsampson/
- LinkedIn Connections
- 4818
- Summary
- Jennifer Sampson is the McDermott-Templeton President and Chief Executive Officer of the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, the largest non-governmental funder of programs to improve education, income and health in Dallas, Collin, Rockwall and southern Denton counties. Jennifer received her BBA from Baylor University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas. She has completed executive education courses through the Harvard Business School and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She started her professional career at Arthur Andersen in 1991 and ten years later joined United Way as senior vice president and chief financial officer. In 2004, she was promoted to chief operating officer. Since being appointed as CEO and president in September 2011, Jennifer has built community confidence in the United Ways mission and impact priorities, and achieved unprecedented results in resource development. These results were accomplished through revenue diversification, new and more innovative investment tools and strategies, and broader forms of collective community impact than the United Way has ever considered before. Jennifer is a founding member of the United Ways Women of Tocqueville Society and serves on the United Way Worldwide National Professional Council, Fortune 500 Task Force and Select Cities. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Dallas, and was a member of the Cattle Barons Ball Committee from 2001 to 2008. She has been a member of the Crystal Charity Ball Committee since 2009 and has served on the Baylor University Alumni Association Board of Directors and Executive Committee. She is a member of the International Womens Forum, the Business and Community Advisory Council of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank Board, and the Dallas Assembly. She was named the Womens Council of Dallas Countys 2012 Woman of the Year, and was recognized as one of the youngest recipients of the Baylor Distinguished Alumni Award in 2013.
- Skills
- Fundraising Non-profits
Education
- Baylor University - Hankamer School of Business
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BBA
Attended in 1988 - 1992
Field of study: Accounting/Information Systems
Positions
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United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
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McDermott Templeton President & Chief Executive Officer
Sep 2011 - Present
Jennifer Sampson’s vision for United Way of Metropolitan Dallas includes integrating emerging fundraising markets, incorporating new and innovative community impact tools and strategies, and strengthening collaborative partnerships throughout the region. This collective effort is yielding organizational capacity, strategic value and efficiency for the donor community. In her first year as the first female CEO in United Way of Metropolitan Dallas’ history, her leadership resulted in a 9% increase in corporate donations to the annual campaign, one of the biggest year-to-year increases among United Ways across the country.
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United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
2004 - 2011 · 7 yrs
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Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
2004 - 2011
During her tenure as COO United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Jennifer Sampson re-engineered the finance and operational functions to strengthen financial management, expand technology systems and improve internal controls. She brought higher accountability standards to the organizations and led the effort to voluntarily adopt relevant provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation. Sampson worked extensively with the volunteer led Strategic Planning Committee to develop groundbreaking United 2020 Community Goals focused on achieving lasting, measured impact in the areas of Education, Income and Health. She established key collaborations within both the public and private sectors to develop long-term strategies to achieve collective impact.
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United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
2001 - 2004
Responsible for all accounting, tax, legal, and reporting aspects of the financial and treasury segments of the organization and its Foundation. Duties included oversight of accounting, budgeting, risk management, personnel benefits, cash management, financial reporting, tax reporting and compliance, human resources, information technology, building services and all other aspects of the organization’s business functions.
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Arthur Andersen & Co.
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
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Assurance and Business Advisory Services
1991 - 2001
Jennifer Sampson received early promotion to Senior, supervised engagements for 3 years before being promoted to Manager in May 1997. She was promoted to Experienced Manager in May 1999. She supervised and reviewed the work of audit staff and seniors, audited the financial statements and related data of public and non-public entities. Duties included identifying and reporting suggestions for improvements in client operating efficiency and general business activities and analyzing client financial data for purposes of financial reporting. She specialized in consumer products, manufacturing, wholesale distribution, and non-profit industries.