Our Team
Timothy Robinson
Chairman of the Board
Timothy is the founder and Chairman of Inspired to Help (ITH). In this role Timothy provides direction for the organization’s goals and strategies and works with the board to implement those plans.
Timothy also is an Executive Board member of the Garland NAACP and a member of the Garland Independent School Districts Multi-Ethnic Committee (MEC). The MEC meets to discuss topics covered in a Federal Court order related to educational issues and discrimination for the school district. Timothy’s motivation for starting ISP as well as his other volunteer endeavors is to continually try and find opportunities to strengthen the community and share blessings with neighbors who are in need.
Timothy is a lifelong Dallas area resident and has been with Blue Cross and Blue Shield for over 35 years. He is married with 3 daughters and 3 grandchildren. In his spare time, he has coached youth football and officiates high school basketball in the North Texas Chapter of officials
Swan Lee
Vice Chairperson
Shawanna “Swan” Lee is the CEO and President of Swan 7 Productions, LLC (S7P). Swan 7 Productions, LLC is a single source solution for event planning and production management. For the past 15 years she has coordinated events across the country, honing her business services through a career in marketing, servant leadership and entrepreneurship.
Ms. Lee moved to Dallas from her native hometown of Champaign, IL, where she worked in media, production, and sales and received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Communications from the University of Illinois. She also attained a Master of Business Administration in December 2017 from the University of Dallas.
Ms. Lee continues to remain active in the Champaign- Urbana, IL and Dallas, TX community as a servant- leader. She serves as the Director of a local Champaign-Urbana, IL not-for-profit organization. The organization is one of Champaign’s largest groups, donating school supplies, awarding college scholarships, and providing resources to under-privileged youth
Terrance Walker
Treasurer
Terrance is the Treasurer of Inspired to Help & a founding member of the organization. His Inspired to Help responsibilities include financial operations oversight, organization-wide budgeting & forecasting and exploring new funding opportunities.
Terrance has held multiple leadership roles in the private financial sector, prior to transitioning to an Executive Leadership role in Information Technology. He has also served as a Executive Leader on multiple Board of Directors, where he passionately promotes community development, youth empowerment & improved social services.
Terrance holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Louisiana Technical University.
Lauri Kelley
Director, Corporate Giving
Lauri Kelley is a Texas Woman’s University (“TWU”) graduate and a University of Texas at Tyler graduate student, who works at a Health Care Service Corporation leading a team of Proposal Writers.
Lauri has a history of grant writing, program implementation, sponsorship, and grant management, and has worked to build relationships within the communities she serves.
She is passionate about helping others and volunteers during her time away from work for organizations like the Richardson Chamber of Commerce, WISE Business Resource Group at BCBSTX, and the Richardson ISD Foundation’s Board.
Melissa Campenni
Director of Special Initiatives
Melissa Campenni is passionate about providing assistance to those in the community. Professionally, Melissa is the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for The Oncology Institute of Hope and Innovation (“TOI”). Prior to joining TOI, Melissa spent time as the Divisional Vice President of Network Innovation and Strategy at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. She has proven experience in Network Innovation, Managed Care Contracting, Value Based Contracting, Provider Relations and Client/Account Management.
Melissa has led successful Enterprise-wide teams through complex implementations of network builds, creations of Value Based Care programs and large client implementations. Melissa’s strategic business sense, as well as her sincerity and compassion, has resulted in the creation of strong meaningful relationships throughout the national health care community.
Melissa received her B.S. in Business Management from Dowling College/Long Island University (NY) and her Master in Health Administration degree at the University of Texas at Tyler.
DeMarques Cunningham
Project Development Director
DeMarques Cunningham specializes in website design and maintenance, and he is currently partners with numerous philanthropic organizations. DeMarques volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America as a Mentor, an Academic Advisor & a Volunteer. DeMarques is an Executive Board Member of TeamGrind.org, a non-profit consulting group that provides academic and sports training services to assist students in furthering their educational pursuits and to assist in enhancing athletic performance.
Over his career, DeMarques has served as President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity – Eta Epsilon Chapter and as Graduate Advisor to the Fraternity. He served as Webmaster for the Dallas Chapter of the NAACP and volunteered in teaching computer courses with a Montessori school in the Frisco, TX area.
In his free time, he enjoys investing in Stock & Real Estate and using his knowledge and expertise to assist others with investment opportunities
Shoniqa Dotie
Director, Special Projects
Shoniqa provides administrative and technical support to the Inspired to Help Volunteer Teams. A native of Mississippi, Shoniqa has lived in the Greater Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex for the past 30 years.
She has developed a powerful sense of devotion for the non-profit sector as a beneficiary of informal youth development during her high school years. These experiences have given her a deep appreciation for working with those less fortunate and has led her to helping others through a non-profit organization she founded, A Blessing in Disguise, Inc.
Shoniqa is also a devoted Christian, who seeks to be led by biblical principles that govern her life and strongly influence her family. Shoniqa is the mother of two loving, teenage children..