2020 July Preston Hollow

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PROTESTS FOR BLACK LIVES MATTER

Football and academic standout EJ Smith took a knee during the national anthem at his graduation from Jesuit College Preparatory School in June. He said he did it “in recognition of the injustice that so many have suffered both past and present.” His proud dad, NFL hall-of-famer Emmitt Smith, posted a video on Twitter. EJ Smith will attend Stanford University in the fall. In other news, protesters marched on a North Dallas Sonic in June after an employee threatened to call the police on black teenagers who were customers. One of their moms, lawyer Shonn Brown, made a few calls. Read Sonic’s full apology at prestonhollow.advocatemag.com.

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“From my window, I see families doing things together, birds dancing, blue skies. How can I not be thankful for what we have?”

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THE VISTA. LOVELY ASSISTED LIVING, INSIDE & OUT!

With an ideal location across from White Rock Lake, The Vista at CC Young offers unmatched care and lovely living to our residents. Each Assisted Living apartment features a high-efficiency washer/ dryer combo and comes with underground parking. Schedule a personal virtual tour to see our lovely interiors, top-floor dining room, sky garden and one-of-a-kind aquatics center.

CHECK THE LOOT

Rapper 2 Chainz’s show “Most Expensivest” featured the $40-million Crespi Estate on Strait Lane. 2 Chainz, his dog and three children bounced around on pogo sticks, learned how to clone a dog and met real-life toddlers in tiaras. The rapper chatted with Brad Oellermann of Crescent Estates Custom Homes in the home’s $5-million historic library imported from Europe. The 30,000-square-foot house sits on a 15-acre lot and has a monthly upkeep cost of $75,000.

HALL OF FAME

Baylor Athletics Hall of Fame inducted Jason Smith, a 2004 W.T. White High School graduate and a firstround NFL Draft pick. Meanwhile, Texas Christian University’s Letterman’s Association welcomed acclaimed catcher Bryan Holaday into its 2020 class.

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Mi Casa, Su Kasa (Yoga)

Neighbor brings therapeutic Brazilian yoga to Preston Hollow

Kasa Yoga Dallas, the ultra high-end neighborhood health, wellness and beauty stop, centers on the Kaiut yoga method. But there’s more.

Longtime neighbor and Brazilian-born studio owner Christina Siepiela presents monthly events in different fields of the holistic approach to health. The studio also is the only one in Dallas to have the exclusive line Beauty By Apothecary, a local company that produces a collection of ancient recipes in skin care.

“Kasa” means home in Portuguese, Christina’s first language. Christina wants her members to feel welcome and comforted. She understands yoga’s therapeutic aspects. Decades ago, she had chronic pain in her lower back so severe, it reverberated from her head to her feet.

“I took medication to sleep, wake up, function. I discovered the Kaiut yoga method and have been pain- and medicine-free for more than 20 years,” Christina says.

“The yoga I teach connects body and mind functions, releasing trigger points that can cause anxiety, depression and many other mental issues, which I personally experienced three years ago.”

Kasa Yoga Dallas partners with Peaked Hill Studio in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., and Jungle Keva Hotel in Tulum, Mexico, where members of Kasa can enjoy reciprocal access in yoga classes and a destination for retreats and workshops. Christina, who is certified in Kaiut Yoga Method and Psychotherapeutic Yoga, customizes sessions upon request, such as Yoga for Golfers, Yoga for Teens and Yoga for Corporations. Various membership plans are available. Contact Christina today at christina@kasayogadallas.com, 972-746-5991 and visit kasayogadallas.com.

Christina Siepiela promotes therapeutic health at Kasa yoga in Preston Hollow.

Interview by LISA KRESL | Photography courtesy of AMANDA NEUHOFF

Preston Hollow is Nancy Perot’s childhood neighborhood, and she graduated from The Hockaday School. Her beloved store, Interabang Books, was located in the Preston Royal shopping center before destruction from the Oct. 20 tornado forced her to move the shop to its new location on Lovers Lane. Then the coronavirus pandemic hit, and Perot found herself managing two business challenges within a year. Her father is 1992 presidential canidate and business tycoon Ross Perot Sr. She has four sons, two stepchildren and a granddaughter. “I loved reading to my boys when they were growing up,” she says. “I got to read to my little granddaughter the other day, even though she’s only 4 months old. It’s never too early.”

What was it like to manage the store when the tornado hit?

The most important thing was that it was at night, and no one was in the store. As one of my sons said to me, “If the store had been open and someone had been hurt, it would have just been a whole different ability to react.” Of course, I was shocked, but then I wanted to assure my staff that the store would go on. The store has brought me so much joy, and I think it’s an important contribution to the city. I told the manager, Kyle, “We have to go out Monday morning and start looking for new spaces.” We found the new space in about two days and had the new lease signed within 10 days.

How has it been with the coronavirus?

It does seem like a double whammy, but I think you have to always keep your sense of humor. Because of the tornado, we quickly pivoted to this e-commerce business. That has really gotten us through. It certainly doesn’t equal having customers in the store and having all the wonderful author events. That’s what we’re missing. The good news is that more people are reading. They have a little more time. There’s a wonderful movement to support local businesses of all kinds.

What inspired your love of books?

My mother was a wonderful reader and educator. She always read to us and took us to the Preston Royal library. Preston Royal always was the book center with an independent bookstore called House of Books and Borders. I was an English major at Vanderbilt. It had a legendary history with the Fugitives — Robert Penn Warren, Alan Tate and John Crowe Ransom — a group that congregated and were part of that English department at Vanderbilt. I remember meeting Eudora Welty.

What was it like growing up with a famous father?

He was our father first and a community leader second. He was a devoted father. There were five of us — three sisters and a brother. They all live here. They are my favorite people, truly. Dad was a lot of fun. He was a real family man. He loved boats and horses, and he had a great sense

of humor. He was very principled. We certainly knew what the rules were, but I have to say, it was really a privilege. He was a wonderful example of taking care of other people and being a servant to the community. Everything that he did that put him in the spotlight was driven by principle. I would not say he was somebody who had a desire for fame. He was actually, in many ways, reserved. My mother, too, is a fine, lovely person.

What advice would you give to your younger self?

Pay attention to those things that really capture your imagination. That’s a real indicator of what you’re meant to do. Pay attention to that, and don’t be afraid to talk to other people about it. Do not discount your dreams. If you become a mother, and children become your primary concern, you still can have time to figure out a way to pursue those dreams. I had a friend who said, “When you’re in your lane, there is no traffic.” I thought that was such a great line.

What are your favorite books?

As a child, I loved “The Secret Garden” and “A Wrinkle in Time” by Madeleine L’Engle. When I attended St. Michael’s, L’Engle came when I was in the fourth or fifth grade. That made such an impression on me. I still have my “A Wrinkle in Time” copy that she signed. As an adult, I love anything by Ann Tyler or Barbara Kingsolver. I love Kingsolver’s nature writing.

What nonprofits do you support?

I’m involved with a lot of things like KERA, and I was very involved with a big campaign at St. Philip’s in school and at the community center. I love to support anything that has to do with literacy. We’ve been very involved with community partners over the years and United to Learn. We do a lot of book drives at Christmas to help refill their library. We donate a lot of advanced reader copies, which are sent before true publication, and we donate those to The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center. We do a lot of school book fairs where we give a portion back to the schools.

What do you like to do for fun?

We love being with our children. Of course, I love to read. We play golf. We have a place in the country about 70 miles away, where we ride horses. It’s on the river, and there are wonderful birds, wildlife and wild flowers. It’s very peaceful.

How do you achieve work-life balance?

I get mixed up sometimes on what’s work and fun because work is really fun. This pandemic has allowed us to rethink that deeply. I try to unplug more. This interview has

“When you’re in your lane, there is no traffic.”

JIA MEANS HOME

JIA SERVES MODERN CHINESE AT A BEAUTIFUL LOCATION

JIA MEANS “HOME,” BUT IT ALSO MEANS, “BEST.” That’s the food and service Jia Modern Chinese strives for.

“I really pray it’s a home to the best food in Dallas,” general manager and sushi chef Fawn Zhao says.

Zhao and head chef Yongtai Chiang have 70 years of combined restaurant experience. Chiang started at 16 in a Taiwan kitchen 50 years ago.

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Orange chicken is among the American-style Chinese staples that Jia gets just right.

“Everybody knows him,” Zhao says. “He’s a very popular guy. His food is very fancy, American-style Chinese food.”

The restaurant serves a mixture of Chinese and Japanese culture with the addition of a new sushi bar.

Fawn hosts sushi classes where customers pay the cost of food. They can take their new-found sushi knowledge home to create Americanized sushi with teriyaki and fish.

One of the most noticeable characteristics of the restaurant is the elegant, upstairs patio where customers can wet their whistle on hot summer days with drinks like the HongKong mule. This Chinese take on the Moscow mule is served with vodka, shochu, cucumber juice, smoked ginger ale, lime and ginger.

The Old Pal features rye whiskey, 10-year rice wine, Aperol and vermouth.

Customers can pair these drinks with chef specialties like the Dragon and Phoenix, a combination of General Tso’s chicken and shrimp with snow peas.

The Mongolian beef is served with green and white onions with a crispy rice noodle. Another popular item is a shrimp dish with peas, mushrooms and water chestnuts in a creamy lobster sauce.

For vegetarian options, the Chinese Garden feast stands out with yams, black mushrooms, snow peas, celery and lotus root.

Jia Modern Chinese, 8411 Preston Road, No. 132 Monday through Sunday, 4-9 p.m. Jiamodernchinese.com.

Chicken lettuce wraps make for a hearty starter.

Fierce FEMALES

Five resilient, persistent and innovative women who are taking charge in challenging times.

Interviews by LISA KRESL | Photography by DANNY FULGENCIO

Bank of America VP ANNETTE ANDERSON

s vice president and private client advisor at Bank of America Private Bank, Annette Anderson connects high-net-worth individuals and institutions to solutions that can help them reach their financial goals. She serves on the boards of the Parkland Foundation, Dallas Arboretum and Booker T. Washington High School, where her 16-year-old daughter is a student. Anderson serves on a Cattle Barons’ committee to raise money for cancer research — a topic she is passionate about because her father is a survivor. She is a member of the Dallas Assembly and The Links, Incorporated, which is a volunteer group for AfricanAmerican women who give back to the community by educating and inspiring girls, particularly in the areas of STEM or STEAM.

Most challenging career moment: In the private- and investment-banking world, there are very few African Americans and African-American women. I feel as though I’m establishing myself. I’ve had to stay the course. Some excellent women helped, and I’ve had wonderful support systems. I love the business.

On gender discrimination: Earlier in my career, a person who was supposed to train me had some biases against women. He just wasn’t sure that I was as smart as I was. Fast forward about six years after that, this gentleman told me how proud he was of me. You have to show up and do the best that you can. I think that proved to be a real help for me in the long term.

What she looks for in employees: I look for people who are coachable and enjoy what they do. Private banking is all relationship based. People have to buy into that we’re all there to help the client. It’s not about you or me. It’s really about the team.

Advice to her younger self: Don’t be so concerned with what others think because at the end of the day, this is my journey. Each stage that you’ve gone through is preparing you for the future. Trust your intuition. It’s a gift.

Most proud of: I went through a divorce several years ago, and I am proud that my daughter and I made it through. We did not miss a beat, which I have so much gratitude for. We had excellent support systems and good friends.

The best advice she’s ever received: There’s always good that can come out of every situation. That has shaped how I navigate and move through my life.

How she defines a strong leader: An individual who sees the end goal, but also understands that you can’t do everything by yourself. A strong leader is one who can bring those parts together to accomplish the end goal while listening, coaching and helping for the greater good.

Advice for achieving work-life balance: My work doesn’t feel like work. I love what I do, and I call it a lifestyle business. At this phase in my life, I look at what the return is on what I’m doing. If I don’t feel as though there’s an imminent return, then I feel as though that time is better spent with my family or improving myself. How she would spend $1 million on her neighborhood: Given that our neighborhood has had some of the highest cases of COVID-19, I would utilize the money to partner with Parkland Hospital with a focus on public health.

The biggest pr oblem that our community faces: Affordable housing and education. At some point, we really are going to have to address the southern sector. We need to deal with issues there, such as food, education, housing and jobs.

What she’s learned from her work on various boards: Dallas is a hugely philanthropic community, and there are so many wonderful things that this city offers.

How she would like to be remembered: As someone who was passionate about what they did, loved life and lived the best life ever. I also want to be remembered as someone who made an impact in her community and on her family.

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“There’s always good that can come out of every situation.”

Congenital heart surgeon KRISTINE J. GULESERIAN

ristine J. Guleserian, director of the Congenital Heart Surgery Program at Medical City Children’s Hospital, is the first woman to lead a congenital heart program. She is board certified in general surgery, thoracic surgery and congenital heart surgery. Originally from Boston, she earned her medical degree from Boston University School of Medicine after graduating from Harvard College with a degree in the classics. After her residency and fellowships, she served as a surgeon and director at the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami and at Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. She is a founding member of the World Society of Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery and serves as a member of numerous national and international professional societies and committees. She has two miniature schnauzers, Gigi and Gus.

Work accomplishment she’s most grateful for: Being able to do what I do every day — to be able to, hopefully, make a really positive impact on families by taking care of their newborn babies and their children. I love to teach our nurses and cardiology, ICU and anesthesia colleagues. I’ve been involved in many societies with putting together publications. We most recently met in a Zoom meeting to put together several papers about COVID and management of congenital heart disease.

What she’s most grateful for besides work: Family and friends. My younger brother has a congenital heart defect, and we’re very close in age. I didn’t know a lot about what was going on at the time because I was just 4, but that certainly made a big impact on my career choice. I was so grateful to the surgeons and cardiologists who helped him that I feel my purpose in life is to make a difference for somebody else’s child and give that gift back.

they were the leader of the team. It probably doesn’t help that I’m 5 feet tall either. Her leadership style: I was always hanging out with my brother and his friends. We would do crazy things like go skiing on trails that you weren’t supposed to be skiing on. I was always one of the guys. It’s probably helped me in my career to be a little tough because it is a tough field. They always say with women in surgery, you’re either a bitch or a pushover. I want to be feminine. At the same time, you’ve got to be firm in a way that people, hopefully, are going to follow your lead.

Her influences: I try to model my position as a physician, as a surgeon, after many role models in my life. Dr. Alec Patterson, who is one of my thoracic surgery mentors, was wonderful. Dr. Aldo Castaneda, my brother’s congenital heart surgeon, took me under his wing when I was just a medical student. He was a gentleman, scholar, scientist and he had a very calm demeanor. He was motivated, passionate and funny.

On her role as the first woman to lead a congenital heart program: I applied to 22 different programs, hoping one or two of them would accept me for an interview. I ended up getting interviews at all of them. But I was usually the only woman in the mix. When I would go in for these interviews, I think they assumed I was the wife of another candidate because they’d say, “Oh, you know what? The staffers are over here.” And they would direct me off to another area. I said, “Oh, actually, no. I’m the applicant.” Today, what’s really nice is that there are so many more women in the field. One of our societies is called Women in Thoracic Surgery. It’s a great outlet for women who are interested in the field to find mentors. My feeling is you need to become that for somebody else. Past experience: Back in the day, when I was with my young medical students, patients would look to the medical student and say, “OK, doctor,” and I’m thinking, “Wait a minute. This guy’s not even a doctor yet.” They would just make the assumption that because they were male,

What she does for fun: I have this passion for the ocean. I also grew up living on the beach, and I think my best job ever was when I was 15, and I was a lifeguard. I love to fish. One of my cardiac ICU colleagues and I just booked a trip to Belize in the fall to go fly fishing there. Also, I dream of my dream kitchen. I’ve been looking for homes recently, so the kitchen is always the focal point. I have a garden that I’ve been growing.

Advice she’d give to her younger self: Follow your dreams and never give up. I may have chosen one of the most difficult pathways in life in terms of career. There are lots of obstacles, but you have to persevere.

How she’d like to be remembered: As somebody who made a little contribution in life. We can all participate in some way to help change the world. Helping a baby live to be an adult when they otherwise wouldn’t have that opportunity because of heart disease, that’s always a wonderful legacy.

“They always say with women in surgery, you’re either a bitch or a pushover. I want to be feminine.”

Super volunteer LISA SMITH

isa Smith says she tries to be “the normal mom,” but perhaps these abnormal times need a “not-so-normal mom” to the rescue. Smith, a media assistant and community liaison at Hillcrest High School, has two sons who attend the school. When the coronavirus limited graduation activities for the class of 2020, she and fellow moms organized a senior appreciation event. It required a leader with better than average organizational skills. Neighbors and alumni adopted 240 seniors. The students lined up in their cars and drove through Franklin Stadium while teachers, administrators and neighbors gifted them with care packages ranging from $100 to $200 as a DJ played tunes. “Knowing that those kids were leaving their school forever and listening to them be so excited about prom and other things and knowing that none of that was going to happen, I knew we had to do something,” Smith says. “I was hoping this was going to be an event where the students realized, ‘I’m not a high school kid anymore. What I do next is going to be better.’ I felt like these are all my kids.”

Lessons from growing up: My dad died homeless and a drug addict, and it was a lesson learned. I knew how I wanted to raise my kids, and I knew that I didn’t want my kids to have to take care of me. My husband and I are both only children. We try hard to give our kids normal, even though that’s nothing that is familiar to us. They play sports. They are both in band. We do the mom and dad thing. Being a mom is one of my proudest accomplishments.

Her career background: I worked at Foster Elementary for 14 years. Before that, I was a Highland Park nanny and a preschool director. I also worked at Lamplighter. Recently I was community liaison at W.T. White High School for three years. I feel I was put on this earth to be with kids.

How she recruited volunteers for the senior appreciation event: I started with the people who were to line up with the packages. There were three or four teams.

Every Friday the administration team would meet with three of us parents from that group. I did a Signup Genius with 240 slots. The adopters really wanted to know the kids and where they were going. We surveyed the seniors to see what they wanted – school supplies, a Fitbit. Many wanted pots and pans. Some of these kids get three years to complete a two-year associate’s degree for free. What a great goal to have somebody tell you, “This is not just your mom, not just your dad, not just your teachers, not just the principal, but a stranger telling you, ‘You can do it.’”

What she was like in high school: The word “goth” wasn’t really a word then, but I listened to alternative music. I put baby powder on my face and dyed my hair black. I went to prom with a boy who wore a leather skirt that he made himself. I was kind of a weirdo.

Advice she’d give to her younger self: Remember that I’m also important. I wish that I would have realized that it’s OK to just give yourself a break and not have a job to do.

How she would like to be remembered: I saw a quote from Pope Francis, and it says, “Rivers do not drink their own water, trees do not eat their own fruit, the sun does not shine on itself and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature. We are all born to help each other. No matter how difficult it is, life is good when you are happy, but much better when others are happy because of you.” I’m a connector. How neighbors can help: There are so many amazing things happening inside of those neighborhood schools and so many amazing kids. School should be a happy place. It should be where we come to get filled up, and then we should take what we’ve received and go fill up others.

“I feel like I was put on this earth to be with kids.”

“I am a big believer in listening to your gut. Now, I run a very successful company.”

Brand manager ROSVINDER KAU

osvinder Kaur moved to the U.S. from India at the age of 26 after a career in advertising and Bollywood. She’s a managing partner at Jester & Genius, a brand story company. In addition, she’s on the SMU Cox School of Business Associate Board and on the board at Bryan’s House. She has 20-yearold twin boys and a seventh-grade boy, all of whom went to St. Mark’s School of Texas. When she first moved to the U.S. and lived in Tucson, Arizona, she found she was pregnant with the twins and delayed her applications to business schools. “I had a good talk with myself and said, ‘Snap out of it.’ I got into mommy mode, and I stopped my applications midway.” Kaur moved to Dallas when the twins were 2 and eventually attended SMU’s Cox School of Business. After working at PepsiCo Frito-Lay in brand marketing, she joined Jester & Genius. She teaches at SMU as a guest faculty and was invited earlier to teach as a guest faculty at Harvard.

Most challenging thing she’s overcome: Taking a break from my career twice. When I came from India, I was in national TV and launched a big music album in Bollywood. When I came here and got suddenly pregnant, I stopped my business school applications. By the time I went to SMU, it was a two-year break. I took a break again when my third son was born. My chief marketing officer came to me and said, “Why are you doing that?” My parents said, “Oh my gosh, what is wrong with you? We’ll come and help you.” I am a big believer in listening to your gut. Now, I run a very successful company. I just wrote a proposal for a client in the millions. I have no regrets. On being a working mom: If you’re committed and you feel good about your own decision, it works out. I have friends who are stay-at-home moms and friends who are high-flying, C-level executives who did not stay home, but their kids are great. They’re all honoring what they feel they need to do.

Most proud of: My family. I did go through deep phases of, “I don’t know what I’m

going to do. I don’t know what life is about.” But I had the ability to come out of that and raise three amazing boys who are well rounded and grounded. Emotionally, I had to find myself within me. I have a wonderful husband. He’s my biggest cheerleader, and it’s been a partnership. I’m anchored in love and family.

Advice she would give to her younger self: I wouldn’t give her any advice because she was bumbling her way through in a way that has made me who I am. I feel I’m more Texan than my Texas friends because I’ve been here 20 years. I would say, “Just keep on going. You’ll find your way.”

What she does for fun: We are big travelers. We are the kind of family who will book a one-way ticket with the three kids without knowing where we’re going. I love to cook. I garden once in a while and do yoga.

How she’d give back to the community: My business partner and I take on a nonprofit in the city who we work for pro bono. Over the last four years, we’ve given more than a quarter of a million dollars in consulting fees to nonprofits. I’m passionate about mental health for young adults. I have three boys, and they’re all St. Mark’s kids. I have friends whose kids are in Greenhill and Hockaday. There is a lot of stress and anxiety.

Her favorite apps and work tools: We’re doing a lot of Zoom meetings. We’re doing a lot of Microsoft Teams. I love my phone and computer, but I’m still a believer in writing down my to-dos and goals in a notebook.

Work-life tip: When I go to bed, I always have a notebook and a pen or pencil right next to my bed because of all the things I need to do.

How she’d like to be remembered: As a person who charted her own course and honored herself as she navigated life, and who made the world a better place, hopefully in whatever small way. I told a colleague, “These kids are the product that I’ve launched in life. If I screw that up, and if I leave the earth burdened by that, then no matter what product I launch in my work, it just wouldn’t be the right thing by me.” That has guided my decisions.

Executive chef at José ANASTACIA QUIÑONESPITTMAN

nastacia Quiñones-Pittman, executive chef at José, was named Eater Dallas’ 2018 Chef of the Year for her culinary creativity. She was invited to host a dinner at the prestigious James Beard House in New York, but it was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s how she describes her food: “It’s traditional Mexican food along with elevated plating and seasonal and local ingredients.” A first-generation American, she attended the Culinary Institute of America in New York. After graduation, she moved to San Francisco and then returned to Dallas in 2008. Her husband, chef Daniel Pittman, was executive chef and co-owner of LUCK at Trinity Groves. Their daughter, Isabella (“Izzy”) is 7.

Most proud of: Being a mom. I went from not wanting to have kids early on in my career to finding out I was going to be a mom at 31, right when my career was taking off. It’s been the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done in my life. Nothing before Isabella was as fun.

The most challenging thing she’s overcome: Walking into a restaurant that was already established and having the entire staff walk out. We adapted, and we overcame. Honestly, it was my husband who helped me. We couldn’t just shut down the restaurant. I looked up and my husband was washing dishes. “What do you need?” he asked. “What can I help you with?”

Misconceptions about her business: People think it’s overpriced for what it is. Mexican food for a lot of people is equivalent to street food. People think, “Oh, I’m not going to pay that for those tacos. I can make that at home, or I can go to the street vendor and get them for cheaper.” Our food deserves to be elevated just as much as Japanese, French or Italian cuisine.

The best advice she’s ever received: Change your attitude or change your environment. Also: In order to be successful, you have to be in a constant state of innovation and development.

Greatest influence: My mom. She came to the U.S. when she was 19 and started knocking on nice houses in Highland Park. Someone brought her in. She wanted to clean houses, and someone asked if she could cook. She lied and said yes. She tried to make a meal for this ornery Southern woman, and it failed, but the woman ended up loving her tenacity, her drive and her will to continue learning. She hired her, and she worked for her for several years. I have a lot of respect for that. My mom always taught me not to give up and keep trying.

Advice she’d give to her younger self: You don’t know everything right now. There’s so much more to learn about the culinary world and life. Keep traveling.

Typical schedule: I wake up around 6:15 a.m. to get my daughter ready for school. I have breakfast with her, send her off to school and then come to work. I’m usually

done around 10 p.m. Then I head home and have dinner with my husband.

Essential items for work: My cell phone and tacos. We make handmade tortillas in the restaurant all day every day, and I have to taste them.

Mexican. But when I ate her food, I knew that it was French with Mexican ingredients, which changed my whole perspective on what elevated Mexican cuisine should be. Her restaurant was whimsical with bright pink walls. She had long black hair, and she wore combat boots and bright red lipstick. I thought, “That’s a badass. I want to do what she’s doing, but I want to do it in Dallas.”

Her inspiration: I visited Marca Ortiz’s restaurant in Mexico in 2011. I had just found out that I was expecting. I was making Mexican food with French ingredients and calling it modern

What to order at her restaurant: Try seafood, usually ahi tuna, that’s lightly marinated with lime and olive oil, and we make a sauce that accompanies it. The sauce in particular is made with something seasonal and local. This week it was Damascus strawberries. Next week it’ll be peaches from a local farm. After that it might be Texas watermelon. On gender discrimination: I haven’t had a whole ton of that in my career. I just also don’t put up with it.

“Our food deserves to be elevated just as much as Japanese, French or Italian cuisine. ”

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HOLLY WALLACE grew up on a small Missouri farm as the daughter of a coach and principal. After 22-years in education including stints as principal at Herbert Marcus Elementary and E.D. Walker Middle School, she’s the new principal of W.T. White High School. Her daughter, Kennedy, just completed her freshman year at Texas Christian University. In her free time, Wallace enjoys cycling on our city’s trails.

Why is W.T. White important to the community?

It’s such a pillar to the community. I’ve spent five years pouring into the community. I want to build on the things that are already going really well. It’s going to be great to close the loop with some of those students that I’ve had since elementary school. The kids who were in fifth grade when I was at Marcus will be seniors next year at W.T White. Then my first group of E.D. Walker students

will be juniors. I believe in education’s triangle — the school at the top of the triangle, families on one side and the community on the other.

What plans do you have so far for the school?

I’m excited about the construction finishing up and building on the success that they’ve had in the past. I spend time reading the history of the school and learning about the community. The plans I have are to grow the Collegiate Academy. I’m really excited about the Fine Arts Collegiate Academy. You get to see high school students blossom into young adults and watch all their talents come forth. I want to increase AP numbers on the comprehensive side.

What should neighbors know about you?

I’m passionate about education and have high expectations for myself and for those around me. I want to create productive citizens.

What career accomplishment are you most proud of?

When I left Herbert Marcus to go to Walker, the community had bought into what we were doing there. We took it from a failing school to one on its way to a B, and it has sustained the success. I’m really proud of the work that we did there as a team and that it’s just continuing to grow.

What’s the most challenging thing you’ve overcome?

Being a single mom and trying to balance my job. My daughter and I have overcome so many challenging things and grown together.

What were you like in high school?

I was pretty mischievous. I’ve always colored outside the lines. I’m from a really small town — Neosho, Missouri. I played tennis and basketball. I was a waitress at Pizza Hut. I raised, bottle-fed, then sold cattle. That’s how I bought my first car. I worked at the

BETTER KNOW A NEIGHBOR

MEET HOLLY WALLACE, THE NEW LEADER AT W.T. WHITE HIGH SCHOOL

Interview by LISA KRESL | Photography by DANNY FULGENCIO

pool as a lifeguard in the summer. I was one of those underdogs. I love underdog stories. When people feel like I can’t do something, it fuels my fire to work at it even more.

What advice do you have for students? The hardest thing is just staying positive. I know it can seem as if this is devastating, but the resilience and grit that they’re going to learn from this is going to make them stronger.

How can neighbors support you in your new role?

Some think that as their kids get older, schools don’t really need you. I want to build the PTA and business partners for the school. I have a threetier business plan. People can come in and volunteer at big events, mentor or bring water for the teachers’ lounge. I want to build that sense of community. This is my dream job.

This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.

“When people feel like I can’t do something, it fuels my fire to work at it even more.”

LIVING BEAUTIFULLY IN PRESTON HOLLOW

BACKYARD BEAUTY

A stream bed, four ponds and a greenhouse accentuate this couple’s contemporary abode

STORY BY LISA KRESL | PHOTOGRAPHY BY DANNY FULEGNCIO

Call Gerry and Carol Darver’s modern home on Woodfin Drive a glamourous POND-erosa. The backyard water features and greenhouse are Gerry’s passion, and it shows.

“The flowing water sound relaxes us yearround as we sit on the patio and enjoy the seclusion of the backyard,” Gerry says. “We feel as though we are in a vacation resort.”

After building five homes in the Preston Hollow area for others, the couple designed one for themselves. A glass bridge connects the main house to the east wing, which features a bedroom and exercise wing. The plan was to ensure that all critical rooms were on a single level so the couple could age in place.

Giant windows maximize the beauty of the backyard, which includes four ponds and a greenhouse, where Gerry nurtures his orchids. The Darvers also wanted to maximize the 6-foot height variance of the lot and preserve the trees. The home was featured on the AIA Dallas Tour of Homes.

A simulated dry streambed runs from front, under the glass bridge, to back, meeting up with cascading ponds surrounding a giant red oak. There are two waterfalls, and the pools host varieties of goldfish and koi. Water lilies, irises, altheas and hydrangeas thrive, and a wooden bridge traverses it all. When the family is not protecting the fish from greedy herons and egrets,

the Darvers’ seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild enjoy feeding the bright-colored swimmers.

Gerry says maintaining the pools is relatively easy since there are timed biofilters. They clear the leaves and acorns. Once a year, the couple hires a pump service to drain the ponds, put the fish in a holding tank, place the plants in water and power wash the gray, natural rocks and stones.

Gerry has raised orchids since he was a teenager, so designing the greenhouse was a priority. The front of the greenhouse matches the house and includes a slanted roof. The front of the building is for displaying the flowers, and the back is a work area with tables covered

with orchids – Cattleyas, Phalaenopsis, Dendrobiums – in all stages. All cooling, heating and watering in the greenhouse is automatically controlled.

orchid you buy in the grocery store,” he says.

Gerry’s dream is to buy seedlings from Clarke and raise them into “something spectacular” that would win an American Orchid Society award. He’s also babying herbs and vegetable plants.

The outdoor space is a central part of the couple’s lifestyle.

Gerry’s favorite species is Cattleya in red. He buys them from Fred Clarke at Sunset Valley Orchids, a special breeder in California.

“Clarke’s goal is to breed Cattleya that would sit on the coffee table and last as long as Phalaenopsis, which are the moth

“Every evening when the weather’s cool enough, we sit on two lounge chairs on our back porch that overlooks all of this backyard,” he says. “Big trees dominate the alley behind us. We’ve got the greenhouse, this beautiful landscape and an outside patio down by the greenhouse that has a fireplace, dining table, couches and chairs. It’s just like living in the country.”

“We feel as though we are in a vacation resort.”

Gerry Darver started raising orchids as a teenager and has dreams of winning an American Orchid Society award.

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DESIGN TEAM:

House architect: Mark Gray

Designers: Maggie Darver and Carol Dar ver

Pond and landscaping design: Robert Bellamy Design, Inc.

RESOURCES AND INSPIRATION:

North Texas Water Garden Society, greensourcedfw.org/greenorganizations/north-texas-watergardening-society

Greater North Texas Orchid Society, ngtos.org

Sunset Valley Orchids, sunsetvalleyorchids.com

B Y MATTHEW RUFFNER

A season for change

How we can leverage innovations and relationships for progress

The pages that precede this one highlight the stories of fierce women throughout our city. One of my heroes is Dr. Froswa’ Booker-Drew. Froswa’ is a prophetic voice of hope, inclusion, and innovation for Dallas. Through her position as the Vice President of Community Affairs and Strategic Alliances for the State Fair of Texas, she has a unique perspective on how we can come together as a city. I’m grateful Froswa’ has added her voice to this issue.

What kind of work do you do at the State Fair of Texas?

I started in 2016 at the State Fair of Texas and developed our Community Affairs Department, our philanthropic focus, and the programming we provide in partnership with our community partners. We are focused on serving organizations in the Fair Park/South Dallas area in the 75210, 75215 and 75228 Zip codes with some support to Southern Sector nonprofits. We provide several signature programs for the community as well. We provided grants to more than 60 organizations in 2019 of nearly $500,000 in the areas of capacity building for nonprofits, education, and economic development. The State Fair also works with community stakeholders on issues like transportation, the Census, and employment.

What is your guiding principle as you approach your work and your life?

My guiding principle is to treat people the way I want to be treated.

What is the greatest challenge facing Dallas?

It is hard to nail it down to one. Relationships are a significant part of the problem but can be the solution. I do not think we

are intentional about making sure we are inclusive as we make decisions. There are a lot of decisions made in isolation and the very people who are affected are not included. This shows up in policies, laws, programs and even in congregations. We not only need to include other voices, but we also need to make sure we are listening and sharing power. If we do not do this well, we will continue to see divisions. I also believe that leadership is critical. We need to ensure that we are bringing diverse representation and grooming new leadership to offer unique perspectives, talent, and brilliance. Our city’s ability to prosper will be contingent upon the ability of all in our city to prosper.

What is your dream for Dallas?

M y dream for Dallas is one word – innov ation. I want Dallas to be the cutting-edge city that solves tough issues like poverty, educational inequity, mass incarceration, policing and race relations, to name a few. By bringing unique voices, diverse experiences and talent to the table, we can build a city that can solve problems and serve as a model for other cities.

What brings you hope during these times? I am hopeful in this season because I am seeing folks who love justice, seek mercy, and who are passionate about change. Despite all the difficulties we face, I am hopeful as I see people coming together to create the change we so desperately need.

Rev. Matthew Ruffner is the senior pastor at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church. He is a husband to Sarah Ruffner and a father of two. You can follow Matthew on Instagram at @thisismatthewruffner and visit PHPC.org to watch the church’s live stream and listen to sermons.

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