DART BOARD BIOGRAPHIES
John Carter Danish
Secretary, DART Board of Directors
John Carter Danish was appointed in 2005 by the City Council of Irving to represent Irving on the DART Board of Directors.DART Committee Participation:
Chair, Transit Oriented Development Committee
Vice Chair, Ethics Committee
Member, DART Board Executive Committee
Member, Diversity and Economic Opportunity Committee
Member, External Communications Committee
Member, Project Management Committee
Member, Defined Benefit Retirement Plan and Trust
Employment:
Attorney at Law
Community Service & Corporate Board Service:
APTA Region 5 Representative (NE, KS, OK, TX, MT, WY, CO, UT, NM, IA & MO)
Three-Term At-Large Irving City Councilman
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, Irving
Former Chairman and Vice-Chairman, Irving Planning and Zoning Commission
Former Chairman, Citizen Advisory Council for DART Board of Directors
Former Chairman, Public Transportation Committee, Irving Chamber of Commerce
Founding Member and first President, New Tomorrows Shelter - for victims of domestic violence
Member, Rotary International
Member, Board of Directors, American Heart Association, Irving Chapter
Member, Board of Directors, Irving Heritage Society
Chairman and founder, Irving South Economic Resources, Values and Economics Committee (I.S.E.R.V.E.)
Founding Director and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Irving Veterans Memorial Park
2006 Campaign Treasurer for "Citizens For Texas Stadium Redevelopment" Texas Stadium Propositions 1 and 2
2006 Campaign Treasurer "For Irving's Future Committee" Bond Propositions 1-11
Education & Personal:
Bachelor of Arts, History, Political Science, Wheaton College
Juris Doctor, Southern Methodist University
Contact Information:
John Carter Danish
DART Office of Board Support
P.O. Box 660163
Dallas, Texas 75266-7200
