Fran Sauls
Executive Director, Children's Education Fund
Today Foundation

Fran has worked with Today Foundation since 1984, and with the foundation's Children's Education Fund (CEF) program since its inception in 1994.

She became the executive director of the Children's Education Fund in 2006.

Under her guidance, CEF has helped more than 5,000 Dallas-area children to obtain better educations than they would have otherwise. In the 2006-2007 school year, approximately 500 children attended top private schools thanks to scholarships provided by the Children's Education Fund.

Prior to becoming CEF's executive director, Fran managed accounting activities for Today Foundation. In that capacity, she maintained the foundation's accounting records, developed its budgets and produced its financial reports.

Fran also has experience in the for-profit sector, having been the proprietor of a retail shop for several years.