Tamika Perry takes the helm at Dallas Hope Charities, taking the organization to a new level DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com Tamika Perry, the new CEO of Dallas Hope Charities, says she is stepping into her new role with high hopes of expanding the organization’s services across North Texas.
And she plans to put her experience working for the Chicago Housing Authority to good use in reaching her goals for DHC. After graduating college, Perry moved to Chicago to begin her career in nonprofits.
Recently, though, family brought Perry to Dallas. She worked for Catholic Charities and Gilda’s Club in Chicago, but her focus shifted to housing when she assisted the Chicago Housing Authority by overseeing a staff of 30