TRAC

Nicole Binkley is the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TRAC – the Transition Resource Action Center. TRAC connects young people ages 16–24 who are transitioning out of foster or juvenile care and their unhoused peers with the support they need to reach self-sufficiency.   Before joining TRAC, Binkley served as the COO at Austin Street Center, a 451-bed shelter in Dallas. Previously, Nicole held a leadership role at Metrocrest Services, a Carrollton-based organization that helps individuals and families stabilize their lives for a brighter future. She helped the organization through a significant expansion in services, increasing revenue from $6 million to over $12 million annually and leading a capital campaign. Binkley’s expertise spans corporate and foundation giving, grant management, capital campaigns, and operational restructuring and management to align resources with mission-critical objectives.

Binkley holds a Bachelor degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Oklahoma and a Master of Public Administration in Nonprofit Management from the University of North Texas (UNT).

Binkley serves on the Advisory Board for the UNT Masters of Public Administration program, is Chair of the Alumni Engagement Committee, is a member of the Junior League of Dallas and has served as a Vice President of Communications, and has been recognized as a Metrocrest Chamber of Commerce Business Woman of the Year nominee. She is married to Jason, with whom she has two boys and they live in Lewisville.