Lochlin Partners Recruits CHRO for Communities Foundation of Texas

October 9, 2026 – Lochlin Partners has placed DeLancey Johnson as chief human resources officer of Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT). “Delancey brings new perspective, experience, and leadership to CFT as we continue building a culture that supports our mission and our staff experts,” said Wayne White, president and CEO of Communities Foundation of Texas. “His depth of experience leading people and talent strategies across complex organizations will be a tremendous asset as we continue investing in our team, our community, and strengthening CFT for the future.”

Mr. Johnson brings more than 20 years of human resources and executive leadership experience across public, private, non-profit, and healthcare organizations. Throughout his career, he has led enterprise-wide people strategies and partnered with executive leaders and boards to strengthen organizational culture, develop talent, improve employee engagement and align human resources strategies with organizational goals.

Most recently, Mr. Johnson served as senior vice president and associate chief talent officer at Parkland Health in Dallas, one of the largest public health systems in the country. At Parkland, he provided strategic and executive leadership across a broad portfolio of talent and human resources functions, leading and developing teams across traditional and non-traditional departments and advancing employee-focused programs. His work also centered on talent strategy, organizational effectiveness and enterprise-wide people initiatives, and he guided cross-functional teams through major organizational initiatives, including the implementation of a $17 million enterprise human capital management system.

Previously, Mr. Johnson held senior human resources leadership roles with Memorial Healthcare System, Harris Health System, Academy Sports + Outdoors and Memorial Hermann Health System. Early in his career, he spent nearly five years with Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR), supporting U.S. operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait. In that highly complex environment, he helped lead human resources operations for a workforce of more than 10,000 expatriates. Mr. Johnson has been actively engaged in professional and community organizations throughout his career, including the Dallas Regional Chamber, Texas Diversity Council and healthcare-related organizations. He is an active member of the North Texas chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

“I am honored and grateful for the opportunity to join an organization with such a distinguished reputation and meaningful impact across the Dallas-Fort Worth region,” said Mr. Johnson. “CFT’s mission, commitment to the community, and talented team strongly align with my values, and I look forward to contributing my experience in support of the organization’s continued success.”

In his new position, Mr. Johnson leads the foundation’s human resources strategy and people operations with a focus on strengthening CFT’s high-performing, collaborative culture and ensuring its talent and people practices support the organization’s mission and strategic priorities.

Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) is a Dallas-based community foundation that manages charitable funds and supports nonprofit organizations, donors, and community initiatives across North Texas. Founded in 1953, the organization provides grantmaking, donor-advised funds, scholarships, and philanthropic advisory services, while also working with businesses, families, and individuals on charitable giving strategies.

Filling Executive-Level Roles

Lochlin Partners conducts searches for board and executive-level positions within government and corporate affairs, government contracting, technology and services, higher education, the public sector, financial services, and healthcare. The firm is led by managing partners Liza Wright, and Pat Friel. Each of the managing partners has been in the search business for 20 or more years and has been a partner in one of the four large international firms—and in most cases has run a major office or practice at those firms.

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Ms. Wright has over 25 years of experience in the executive search industry. Prior to co-founding Lochlin Partners, she served at the highest levels of government, working at the White House as the assistant to the President and director of Presidential Personnel. As the senior personnel advisor to former President George W. Bush, she met with the President regularly to recommend individuals to fill critical presidential appointments, including Cabinet Secretaries, ambassadors and other key positions in cabinet-level departments and U.S. regulatory agencies.

For more than 25 years, Mr. Friel has provided executive search and leadership advisory services to a broad range of clients. He works extensively with clients in government, financial services, technology and professional services organizations, trade and membership associations, and non-profits, helping these clients build world-class management teams. Mr. Friel provides particular expertise in recruiting senior executives in the areas of general management (CEOs and general managers), financial management (CFOs, controllers, tax and audit leadership) and business management functions including marketing, business development, legal and human resources.

Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media

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