OUR MISSION
We aim to elevate students and adults by providing mentor workshops, community service projects, and grants to support mentoring programs. Connected we create change!
As friends and colleagues of Wendi Atwood Rogers, we created a gift in honor and memory of Wendi – something tangible that, like Wendi’s continuous service to others, would be like the pebble in the pond, creating ripples outward to help others. Wendi did this in all aspects of her life: family, community, friends, church, and professional organizations. As her comrades in the paralegal profession, we worked with her, beside her, and under her leadership in many activities which has helped shape the paralegal profession.
The Wendi Atwood Rogers Foundation will carry on Wendi's legacy by providing free mentorship education, helping with and hosting community service projects, and giving to those that mentor, so that we may continue the work of a natural community leader, exceptional paralegal, wonderful mother and wife, and incredible mentor.
Our Foundation is operated by an incredible group of volunteers who work hard to ensure purpose-driven progress is achieved in our schools, in our workplaces, and in our community.
To learn more about our team, click below.
ABOUT WENDI
Wendi Rogers was a Certified Paralegal and a Board Certified Paralegal in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She was a long-time member of the Dallas Area Paralegal Association, the Paralegal Division of the State Bar of Texas and the National Federation of Paralegal Associations, serving on many committees, boards and as past President of the Paralegal Division. She won numerous awards and recognitions, but, most of all, was a great mentor who helped launch the careers of many paralegals, and showed them the importance of volunteering. Wendi took mentorship and community service home with her to the community of Tom Bean, Texas, where she supported neighbors, youth sports, and her church. Wendi was a positive influence on so many people, adults and children alike, through her mentorship and goodwill.
The Wendi Atwood Rogers Foundation will carry on Wendi’s legacy by providing no-cost and affordable mentorship workshops; assistance with setting up mentorship and community service programs; and providing donations to mentor programs. Our goal is to remember a natural community leader, exceptional paralegal, wonderful mother and wife, and incredible mentor.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
Connected, we create change by serving as mentors and stewards of the community.
- Debbie Oaks McBride, Co-Founder and Trustee
OUR COMMITMENT TO
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
The Wendi Atwood Rogers Foundation (the “Foundation”) is a diverse, inclusive, and equitable organization where all team members, board members, employees and volunteers, whatever their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation or identity, education or disability, is valued and respected.
We are committed to a nondiscriminatory approach in conducting business, and committed to provide diversity, inclusivity and equality in filling board positions, appointing team members, hiring employees, selecting volunteers, and any advancement of employees or volunteers. We respect and value diverse life experiences, cultures and heritages, and ensure that all voices are valued and heard. We strive for our board members, employees and volunteers to be made up of people that represent the communities we serve.
We’re committed to modeling diversity, inclusion and equity for the entire mentoring and community service industries, and to maintaining an inclusive environment with equitable treatment for all. Our workshops, presentations, and consulting which we offer, host, and plan, offer advice and information from diverse people, and are inclusive and equitable as all are welcome.
To provide informed, authentic leadership for cultural equity, the Foundation strives to always seek diversity, inclusion, and equity as part of our mission, which is critical to ensure the well-being of any board members, employees and volunteers.