Joli Robinson

Joli Angel Robinson currently serves as CEO of Center on Halsted, the largest LGBTQ+ serving community center in the Midwest. Previously, Joli served as the President/CEO of Housing Forward (formerly known as Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance). Joli holds a Masters Degree in Communications specializing in Organizational Communication Management and a Bachelors of Art and Science in

Sociology and Communication, both from Dallas Baptist University. She previously served in board capacities on the ACLU of Texas board & the North Texas LGBT Chamber of Commerce Board. Joli currently serves on the Board of CenterLink & Rainbow Railroad. She previously served on the Village Tech Board, as a Co-Chair for the local Truth, Racial Healing, & Transformation organization in Dallas, and as a Court-Appointed Special Advocate with Dallas CASA. In her free time, Joli is an avid reader and enjoys non-fiction books, sight-seeing, eating good food, and spending time with those she loves. Joli has been featured as a speaker at several conferences covering topics ranging from Addressing Racial Equity within the LGBTQ+ community to housing and homelessness.