DART BOARD BIOGRAPHIES
William M. Velasco, II
Chairman, DART Board of Directors
William Velasco was appointed in 2001 by the Dallas City Council to represent Dallas on the DART Board of Directors.DART Committee Participation:
Chair, DART Board Executive Committee
Chair, Illinois Station Area - Monroe Shops Ad Hoc Committee
Member, Budget and Finance Committee
Member, CBD Advisory Committee (D2 Study)
Member, Rail Corridor Ad Hoc Negotiation Committee
Past Member, Ethics Committee
Past Member, General Counsel Search Ad Hoc Committee
Past Member, Rail Corridor Development Ad Hoc Committee
Past Chair, Administrative Committee
Past Vice Chair, Audit Committee
Past Vice Chair, Revenue Committee
Past Member, Economic Opportunity and Diversity Committee
Past Member, Operations Committee
Past Member, TRE Advisory Committee
Past Member, Defined Benefits Retirement Plan & Trust
Past Member, Diversity & Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
Past Member, Monroe Shops Ad Hoc Committee
Past Member, Personnel Ad Hoc Committee
Past Member, Public Private Partnerships (PPP) Committee
Past Member, Regional Rail Corridor Study Policy Committee (SE Corridor)
Past Member, Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Committee
Past Chair, External Communications Committee
Employment:
Owner, Velasco Tax and Insurance
Community Service & Corporate Board Service:
Past President, La Calle Diez Community Corp., a joint effort of the Salesmanship Club and the Real Estate Council of Dallas to provide affordable housing
Member, Leadership program of Southwest, 1981
Founding Member, Winnetka Heights Historical District in Dallas
Board Member, Member of Subcommittee for Finance, Dallas Can! Academy/Texas Can!
Past Board Member, Oak Cliff Development Corp.
Member, Dallas Association of Former Students of Texas A&M, Century Club and Texas A&M University Former Students
Registered Representative, New York Stock Exchange
Licensed, Texas Department of Insurance
Member, Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce
Member, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Agent, H.D. Vest, a non-banking division of Wells Fargo Bank
Member, Jefferson Area Association
Building Committee Member, St. Elizabeth Catholic Church
Member, Community Advisor Committee, Sunset High School
Participant, Immigrant & Minority Entrepreneurship Conference at the University of Texas with Chancellor Wm. H. Cunningham
Member, National Association for the Self-Employed
Member, National Association of Public Accountants
Member, National Association of Tax Practitioners
Education & Personal:
Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Design and Architecture, Texas A&M University
Contact Information:
William M. Velasco, II
DART Office of Board Support
P.O. Box 660163
Dallas, Texas 75266-7200
