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, and the finalist for the 2022 Tech Titans
Community Hero Award.
Dylan serves on several executive boards, including serving as Founder, President &
Chairman for the North Texas Disability Chamber, Founding Advisory Board Member for
MENTOR Texas, and as the Director of Disability Rights Texas (DRTx).
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 currently works as the Donor Relations Manager for the REC Foundation and is a
resident of Plano, Texas. Dylan is a 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.