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Leadership

Executive Director
Blake Red Elk

Blake has volunteered within the Miss America Organization as a judge, emcee, and now director. He has consulted on interview, platform, and appearance prep for contestants for over a decade as is excited to bring his experience to the Miss Red River Scholarship Organization. Blake is a graduate of Cameron University (BA), Portland State University (MA), and works as a Learning & Educational Development Program Manager. He lives in Dallas with his husband, the Associate Director.

Associate Director
Tyler Vogler

Tyler serves as the Director of Information Systems for a healthcare group. He has previously consulted on interview and platform prep for contestants within the Miss America organization. He is a graduate of Western Illinois University (BA) and, despite the unbearable summer temperatures, has decided to make his home in Dallas with the Executive Director.

Director of External Partnerships
Kristen Williams Munoz

A native Dallasite, Kristen serves on the staff of a local K-8th grade school. She is a proud graduate of the University of Oklahoma (BA), loves horses, and is passionate about student development and civic engagement. Kristen and her husband Tommy stay busy raising a son, a cat, and a very large dog.

Director of Volunteers
Kate Legako

Kate is a licensed realtor with previous experience in fashion styling and luxury retail. She also assists her sister Kara with her Dallas-based interior design business. She is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma (BBA) is a huge OU football fan. Her first order of business on the board was choosing a competition date during a bye week.

Director of Judges
Kara Legako

A native of southwestern Oklahoma, Kara has called Dallas her home for almost twenty years. She is an accomplished commercial and residential interior designer and has owned her own business since 2016. She is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma (BID), loves to travel abroad, and is a strong advocate for wallpaper.

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