Dylan Rafaty of North Texas Disability Chamber to be featured at DallasMeetup
The team at DallasMeetup is excited to present its Not-for-Profit cohort at Texas Live! August 13th.
The team at DallasMeetup is proud to announce that Dylan Rafaty, Founder & CEO of North Texas Disability Chamber, is the latest Featured Networker joining the lineup for DallasMeetup at Texas Live!.
Dylan M. Rafaty is an influencer and disability rights activist committed to serving all people with disabilities in Texas and the United States. Because of his family roots, Dylan continues to devote his love for cultural diversity in communities since birth and is deeply well-connected across the globe due to his character, kindness, love for people, and passion.
His personal mission in life is to increase opportunities by opening new doors so that everyone can have an overall better quality of life. Because of this, Dylan’s successes include bringing in innovative ideas to the table, establishing strategic partnerships and building alliances to create systemic change within communities and organizations. Dylan is a vocal advocate for corporate social responsibility with an entrepreneurial and growth mindset. He builds strong relationships while earning the respect and trust of our citizens, duly elected leaders, regional business/nonprofit communities, and academic/ government agencies.
Some notable recognitions include being inducted into the Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame in 2020, named 2020 Oticon’s Focus on People Advocacy Award Winner, 2021 Dallas Business Journal’s Leaders in Diversity Award honoree, 2021 Plano Chamber of Commerce’s Rising Star Award winner, finalist for the 2022 Tech Titans Community Hero Award, 2023 North Texas Commission's Diversity Champion Award, 2025 Charmaine Solomon Service Award, 2025 Difference Maker Award, 2025 Accessibility for All Award, and named twice as one of the most powerful business leaders in North Texas on D CEO's 2025 & 2026 Edition of Dallas 500.
Dylan has previously served on several executive boards ranging from several focus areas including advocacy, education, sports, workforce, etc. Dylan is currently a Ex-Officio Member for the North Texas Commission, Visit Dallas' Leadership Council Member, Founding Board Member for the Dallas Trinity FC Foundation, and Secretary for the City of Frisco's Multicultural Committee.
Dylan is a proud graduate of the Plano Citizens Academy, Plano Citizens Fire Academy, the Ruderman Family Foundation's LINK National Leadership program, Plano Chamber's Leadership Plano (Class 38), Communities Foundation of Texas's Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy (4th Cohort), and the North Texas Commission's Leadership North Texas (Class 14) program.
Dylan has received his certified diversity professional (CDP) certification from the National Diversity Council, a proud special education graduate of Plano ISD, earned his A.A. at Collin College, B.S. in industrial and organizational psychology at the University of Phoenix, and the M.A. in dispute resolution at Southern Methodist University. Dylan is currently attending the Ed.D in organizational change and leadership program at University of Southern California.
Currently, Dylan is the Founder, President & CEO of the North Texas Disability Chamber and proudly resides in Frisco, Texas with his furry companion, Charlie.
Make plans to meet Dylan and his team August 13th! Register Here.
