HARRIET B. HARRAL, PH.D.
Ph.D. - University of Colorado, M.A. - Baylor University
Dr. Harral is principal consultant with The Harral Group: Specializing in Organizational Effectiveness. Her company provides tailored services in group facilitation, communication effectiveness, management training, and leadership development. In this capacity, she also serves as Executive Director of Leadership Fort Worth.
Dr. Harral formerly was Director of the Center for Productive Communication in the M. J. Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University. During her tenure, the Princeton Review rated the Neeley School #1 in the nation for three consecutive years in the development of communication skills. Harral’s specific expertise is in group effectiveness, conflict management, public speaking, and interpersonal effectiveness.
Harral is the author of Instructor’s Manual: Speaking @ Work, Allyn and Bacon, 2006; Strategies for Interpersonal Communication: Instructor’s Manual and Test Bank (6 editions), Boston: Pearson Education, Inc., 6th ed., 2005; and Communication: Leadership Skills for Women, Birmingham: New Hope, 1994, as well as numerous articles. She is listed in various Who’s Who publications including Who’s Who in the South, World’s Who’s Who of Women, and Who’s Who in American Education. She was selected as the Outstanding Woman of Fort Worth in 2000, and has received the ASTD Distinguished Individual Achievement Award and the Keithley Award for Outstanding Woman in Public Management in North Texas.
Dr. Harral serves on the national boards of the Baptist Theological Seminary in Richmond and the Associated Baptist Press. She is Past President of the international board of The Community Leadership Association, past Moderator of the national board of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, and is active as past president of the Board of Directors of Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth, Inc., as well as Past-Chair of the Board of Deacons in her church.
JAN TITSWORTH
Jan Titsworth brings creativity, insight and a can-do spirit to her roles as program director for Leadership Fort Worth and president of B2B Strategies, Inc. Drawing on her experiences in higher education, project management and business-to-business marketing, she has developed and implemented new programs and initiatives for a variety of companies and nonprofit organizations.
Ms. Titsworth was recognized by the Fort Worth Business Press in their first class of “40 under 40” community leaders. As a result of her dedication to excellence, her prior venture, Results! Project Management, received the 2002 Fort Worth Mayor’s Small Business Award.
Ms. Titsworth values national and community service and is a past national president of Omega Phi Alpha National Service Sorority. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Fort Worth, and a long-time classroom volunteer for Junior Achievement of the Chisholm Trail.
Ms. Titsworth holds an MBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame and a BBA in Marketing from Texas A&M University.
Ann Barr
Ann Barr is Manager of LeaderKids and Administration for Leadership Fort Worth (LFW). This is her eleventh year with LFW. She is a graduate of Baylor University with a degree in Elementary Education. She is married to Allan Barr who is a 1976 graduate of LFW, has two daughters and four grandchildren.
Before joining LFW she worked in her husband’s family business, The Barr Company, Printers. She has taught school Dallas and Fort Worth. Her family has been very active in civic activities in Fort Worth. Her father-in-law, Willard Barr, was Mayor of Fort Worth in the mid sixties, her brother-in-law, Kenneth Barr, was Mayor from 1996-2003 and her husband serves on several boards in the community. Ann and her husband are active members of University Christian Church where she serves as a Deacon and has been a part of the Chancel Choir for 30 years. She is active with Jewel Charity, Junior League, The Woman’s Club and several other organizations.