An Intentional Force for Good - Dawn Reese, CEO of The Wooden Floor

Dawn S. Reese, CFRE is the Chief Executive Officer of The Wooden Floor. She is a social innovator who leverages her unique blend of experience in business,technology, education, and the arts to propel young people forward. The Wooden Floor’s mission is to inspire and transform the lives ofyoung people through the power of dance and access to higher education.

Since 2005, 100% of the students who graduate from The Wooden Floor immediately enroll in higher education.

Dawn has been honored with the following awards:

2023 Empowering Lives Award by Templo Calvario

2022 Orange County Visionary by the Los Angeles Times Orange County

2020 Women of Distinction Award from 34th CA Senate District

2019 Women Breaking Barriers Award from Connected Women of Influence

2018 Founders Award from the Institute for Community Impact

2016 Center for Leadership Award for Innovation from California State University Fullerton

2015 Difference Makers Award by the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce.

Dawn currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Passkeys Foundation as Board Chair, OneOC as Audit Chair as well as Advisors in Philanthropy Orange County, Orange County Music and Dance

She is on the Board of Advisors for the Center for Leadership – College of Business and Economics at California State University, Fullerton, and a mentor at CSU Long Beach Student Center for Professional Development.

Dawn founded the OC Nonprofit CEO Forum and Co-Chairs the Santa Ana Youth Mental Health Sub-Committee for the Santa Ana Task Force.

Dawn is an author, mentor, consultant, and national conference presenter on the topics of leadership, strategic planning, board governance and board diversity, and fundraising.

Priorto The Wooden Floor, Dawn held the position of Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of Opera Pacific. She began her career with The OaktreeConsulting Group, a management consulting and CEO Coaching firm for the high technology sector where she gained expertise in strategic planning, finance,human resources management and corporate governance. She lives in Huntington Beach, California with her husband Eric, and has one adult son.

Dawn Reese is CERTAINLY and Intentional Force for Good!

She can be reached at https://thewoodenfloor.org/