About Dallas

Dallas Ducar is an entrepreneur, advocate, and healthcare leader. She currently serves as the Executive Vice President of Donor Engagement and External Relations at Fenway Health. Prior to this, Dallas was the founding President and CEO of Transhealth. She holds multiple degrees from the University of Virginia and a certificate in Public Leadership from the Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government.

As a faculty member at the University of Virginia School of Nursing, Columbia University, and the MGH Institute for Health Professions, Dallas brings a wealth of expertise to her role in shaping the future of healthcare. As a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and Expert Panelist for the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, Dallas actively shapes health policy related to equity, ethics, and affirming care.

Dallas extends her impact by serving as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), Co-Chair of the LGBTQ+ Health Care Alliance, Healing Our Community Collaborative (HOCC), the University of Virginia Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access (IDEA) Fund, and the Health Advisory Council for Western Governors University. Embracing her role as a public servant, Dallas has proudly served on Boards of Health and on the Official Transition Team for Attorney General Andrea Campbell.

Dallas has helped advise local, regional, and national elected leaders in best practices and policies for health care organizational design and sustainability, including advocating for protections for providers and patients.

Dallas finds meaning and passion in her life by spending time hiking with her dogs, exploring the outdoors, and spending time with her loving family and friends. She is actively working to create affirming healthcare by fostering freedom, empowering patients, creating more ethical systems, and restoring a community focus back to clinical care.