OPERATIONS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

William A. Boyd, III "Byl"

– Th. B., B.CE. CPS:, Founding Director. Member, Rotary Club of Abilene. Board of Directors, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas, Abilene, TX. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Founding Director, N AMI Abilene, Marquis Who’s Who, Forum of Distinguished Americans. 

Jamie Thomas

– City of Abilene Citizens Advisory Board for Persons with Disabilities, Member, Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities, Regional Coordinator, Partners Resource Network -PEN Project. Regions 14/15. Abilene, TX 

Shelly M. Bailey

– Sr. CSR-LTSS. Maximus. Secretary Abilene, TX 

E. Machelle Mendez

– Family Member. Childcare Worker. Teacher & Support Group Facilitator, NAMI Abilene.

W. David Wendland

M. Div., Member-At-Large, Member-Bookkeeper. Abilene, TX

Terry Burke

– Community Liaison. Oceans Behavioral Health. Abilene, TX

Cheryl Hays Carpenter

– Prison Psychologist. Mental Health Counselor. Founder, Unity in the Community Org., Abilene, TX

Von Robert Hofmeister

Real Estate. Construction. Hofmeister Investments. Abilene, TX

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

  • William A. Boyd, III, Th. B., B.CE. CPS:, Founding Director.  Abilene, TX (non-voting)
  • Shelly M. Bailey, CHW. Sr. CSR – LTSS. Maximus. Secretary
  • Von Hofmeister, Real estate. Construction. Hofmeister Investments. Abilene, TX
  • Jamie Thomas, Regional Coordinator, PRN Regions 14/15. Abilene, TX
  • Terry Burke.  Community Liaison. Oceans Behavioral Health. Abilene, TX
  • Cheryl Carpenter. Psychologist. Mental Health Counselor. Unity in the Community. Abilene
  • W. David Wendland, Member-at-Large, Member-Bookkeeper

ADVISER’S TO THE DIRECTOR:

Dodd Roberts

- Highland Church of Christ

T. Kyle Tippens

- Associate Professor of Finance. Abilene Christian University. Abilene, TX

Shannon Tippens

- Leadership Team, Grace Fellowship. Highland Church of Christ. Abilene, TX

  • Dodd Roberts, Highland Church of Christ
  • T. Kyle Tippens, Associate Professor of Finance. Abilene Christian University. Abilene, TX
  • Shannon Tippens, Leadership Team, Grace Fellowship. Highland Church of Christ. Abilene, TX

CHARTER MEMBERS:

Kandice Mallard

Zachary Dakota Carter

Brenda Dagestad

William Allen Boyd, III

Elizabeth Machelle Mendez

Susan Gail Perkins

Julie Renee McDowell

Denisa Diane Powell

William David Wendland

Hilda Zarate

  • Kandice Mallard
  • Zachary Dakota Carter
  • Brenda Dagestad
  • William Allen Boyd, III
  • Elizabeth Machelle Mendez
  • Susan Gail Perkins
  • Julie Renee McDowell
  • Denisa Diane Powell
  • W. David Wendland
  • Hilda Zarate

STAFF:

William A. Boyd, III

– Founder/Executive Director

Samantha LaPierre

– Chef. Culinary Team. Health & Wellness Unit.

Michelle Burns

– Bookkeeper/Donor Relations

Kelly Blair

– Staff Generalist. Operations Unit. Associate Director.

David Varner

– Computer Centre/I.T. Specialist

W. David Wendland

– Team Leader. Member Services Unit.

Susan S. McCabe

– Team Leader. Press & Media Relations. Media Lab Unit

Chris W. Jackson

– Snack Shack/JaHaVa Jimmy Attendant. Health & Wellness Unit

PHONE:

HOURS:

  • Monday – Friday 9 am – 1 pm

MAIN LOCATION: (Moving December 2023)

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