
Our Team
Our people share our passion.
The Dream Come True Foundation is made possible by a combination of dedicated staff, committed board members, trusted mentors, and resilient Dream Achievers. United in our mission, vision, and values, we work side by side to eliminate obstacles, build bridges, and make dreams come true.
Team
Bob Riazzi, Executive Director
Rebecca Farrell Ewing, Ph.D. Director of Development and Communications
Rebecca Farrell Ewing, Ph.D., LPCC-S (KY) has worked extensively with individuals, across the lifespan, navigating behavioral health, legal and justice systems from lenses of intersectionality, inclusiveness, equity, social justice, and diversity. For over 20 years she has helped individuals flourish and thrive in their autonomy, purpose, and dignity. In addition to providing strength-based, trauma-informed, and culturally-responsive therapy, Dr. Farrell Ewing taught and supervised students, served as an editor for textbooks, and held administrative and leadership positions in both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Her passion to mobilize communities and resources through collaborations, partnerships, and policy changes led to serving a several multidisciplinary teams, boards, task forces, and committees.
Transforming lives and facilitating a collective impact drives her commitment to be of service. Dr. Farrell Ewing serves on the Central Texas African American Family Support conference planning committee, and is a board member for Austin Asian Community Health Initiative and Without Regrets Foundation. Her partner, Bill, along with pets, friends, families, and engagement in activities and travel provide life balance.
Board of Directors

Michael Rayos

Raquel Valdez Sanchez

Heather Bailey

Ronald Dittmar

Shaquille Gould

Sam Myers
Founders
Carol Kallendorf Speer, Ph.D.
Carol is an Austin, Texas entrepreneur with a passion for people, excellence, possibilities, community-building and social justice. With her life partner, Jack Speer, she runs Delta Associates, an organizational development firm dedicated to helping organizations and the people who work in them achieve their fullest potential. Delta’s clients span many industries from coast-to-coast. With Jack she is co-founder of the World Type Alliance, an online community dedicated to the application of psychological type, and co-founder of Delta on High Performance, an e-zine focused on building and scaling high performing organizations. She earned her Master’s and PhD degrees at Duke University. She and Jack co-founded the Dream Come True Foundation to help people achieve their dreams – even against the greatest odds and through the most severe adversity. She loves gardening, cooking, learning, exercise and hanging out with the two standard poodles of the family, Winston and Roosevelt. She boxed for five years until a neck injury forced her to stop–but she still loves a good boxing match.
Jack Speer
Jack lived for many years in Santiago, Chile, speaks Spanish, and has been involved in medical missions in Honduras. Jack, along with Carol, are co-founders of The Dream Come True Foundation, whose mission is to help people “on the edge of success,” people who have shown the initiative and resilience to take significant steps to realizing their life dreams. Jack has led the Dream Come True Foundation as its first president. He attributes the success of the organization to a very powerful, competent, caring board, passionate about people and their dreams. Jack is married to Carol Kallendorf, Ph.D. They live in South Central Austin (78704) with their two Poodles, Winston and Roosevelt. They are the parents of two children and four grandchildren. Jack lived for many years in Santiago, Chile, speaks Spanish, and has been involved in medical missions in Honduras. Jack, along with Carol, are co-founders of The Dream Come True Foundation, whose mission is to help people “on the edge of success,” people who have shown the initiative and resilience to take significant steps to realizing their life dreams. Jack has led the Dream Come True Foundation as its first president. He attributes the success of the organization to a very powerful, competent, caring board, passionate about people and their dreams. Jack is married to Carol Kallendorf, Ph.D. They live in South Central Austin (78704) with their two Poodles, Winston and Roosevelt. They are the parents of two children and four grandchildren.
Executive Advisory Member
Michael Hawton
Mick enjoys focusing on building deep and meaningful professional relationships, seeking operational excellence, and business development. Mick also continues his passion to provide leadership development consulting services for emerging and mid-level leaders.
Throughout his career, he has had the opportunity to serve in leadership roles with Avison Young, OneDigital Health and Benefits, Corporate Health Systems, Inc., Trig Life Services, Inc., the Minnesota Department of Health, and several of his own small businesses.
He has earned a Master’s degree in Public Affairs from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs focused on Leadership/Management and a BA in Political Science & Government from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.