Our Leadership

Darren Woodson, a three-time Super Bowl champion and five-time Pro Bowl selection, is celebrated as one of the Dallas Cowboys’ greatest players. Born in Phoenix, he played high school football before attending Arizona State University. Drafted by the Cowboys in 1992, he had a 12-season career, retiring as the team’s All-Time Leading Tackler. His achievements led to his induction into the Cowboys “Ring of Honor” and the Arizona and Texas Sports Halls of Fame.

After retiring, Woodson transitioned to broadcasting, joining ESPN as an NFL analyst in 2005 and retiring in 2019. He later ventured into commercial real estate, joining ESRP Advisory Dallas in 2017. The firm merged with Cresa in 2022, where Woodson serves as a Managing Principal at their Dallas office, focusing on business development across industries.

Beyond his professional accomplishments, Woodson is dedicated to community service. He’s an active board member at C5 Youth Foundation of Texas, which aims to develop young leaders. He is married to Tiffany and has four beautiful children.

Jake Schroepfer, is the Founding Executive Director of The Dallas Education Collective (DEC). He comes to DEC with extensive executive leadership experience in professional marketing services where he led marketing communications/advertising agencies responsible for the strategic development and successful launch of innovative products and services. He has been dedicated to improving education, and the quality of life, in the Dallas community through non-profit work since 1987.

Jake’s career in advertising and marketing communications spanned three decades, during which he spent 23 years with industry-leading Omnicom Group agencies in Dallas; Tracy Locke, DDB Dallas and The Marketing Arm. While at Omnicom he led two agencies to Agency-of-the-Year in two different disciplines. Under his leadership, these agencies were recognized nationally and globally for creative excellence, marketing effectiveness, and innovation. From 2017-2021, Jake served as president of John Paul II High School in Plano, TX, where the school received international recognition for the successful launch of its Social Innovation Lab. 

He has a bachelor’s degree in Government from St John’s University in Collegeville, MN, and a master’s degree in Theological Studies from the University of Dallas. He has also completed graduate work in law and business.