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Austin, TX, US

Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

Round Rock, TX

Austin, Texas

Dobie Middle School (Austin ISD)

• Collaborated with Austin Voices for Education and Youth to create and direct the Family Resource Center at J. Frank Dobie Middle School (AISD) in northeast Austin. The center has provided resources to stabilize over.
• Raised over $5,000 in cash and in-kind donations to furnish the Family Resource Center.
• Created the North Austin Community / School Alliance that currently boasts over 50 community… Show more Collaborated with Austin Voices for Education and Youth to create and direct the Family Resource Center at J..
• Created the North Austin Community / School Alliance that currently boasts over 50 community partners, including city, county, AISD, nonprofits, and members of the local faith community.
• Developed and facilitated Family Councils in apartment complexes in north Austin designed to actively engage parents on their community and school concerns.
• Directed an adult academy consisting of ESL classes and other relevant subjects of concern to parents that created a vibrant community at the center. Parents attended over 9,000 hours in the last two years.

Austin, Texas Area

• Management of a faith-based, community-based nonprofit that works with our neighbors in North Austin to fight poverty by lifting people up instead of moving them out.
• Founded and directed a faith-based non-profit through CitySquare (Dallas) to address the root causes of poverty in the neighborhoods of north Austin.
• Managed a team of over 100 volunteers from local churches and other community organizations.
• Raised over $250,000 to maintain the programs through a series of… Show more Management of a faith-based, community-based nonprofit that works with our neighbors in North Austin to fight poverty by lifting people up.
• Raised over $250,000 to maintain the programs through a series of annual fundraisers and campaigns.
• Created, directed, and operated a mobile food program that fed hundreds of children in several north Austin apartment complexes over two summers. It would serve as the pilot for the summer food program in Austin.

Austin, Texas Area

• Led an urban church through a time of revitalization that brought back young families, promoted collaboration with other local churches, and created a new, broader vision for the church.
• Led in the creation and funding of the Micah 6 homeless ministry, as 1 of 11 founding pastors.
• Prepared and presided at weekly worship services for over 400 congregants of all ages.
• Prepared and delivered relevant and positive, weekly presentations to audiences of over 400… Show more Led an urban church through a time of revitalization that brought back young families, promoted collaboration with.
• Prepared and delivered relevant and positive, weekly presentations to audiences of over 400 people.
• Provided spiritual counseling to hundreds of adults at many different stages of life and life situations.

Austin, Texas Area

• Taught and mentored students in the basics of ministry, teaching them how to think through their beliefs and values and apply them to everyday situations in a relevant, positive manner.
• Taught students how to study and apply the message of the Bible in weekly sermons that were faithful to that message, culturally relevant, and life-affirming.
• Taught students how to develop a personal regimen of spiritual direction, including mentoring a group of students in spiritual journaling and… Show more
• Taught students how to develop a personal regimen of spiritual direction, including mentoring a group of students in spiritual journaling and prayer, to sustain them through the challenges of everyday ministry.
• Led students through the basics of pastoral care and visitation, including field trips to local hospitals, hospice, and funeral homes. Show less

M.A., Theological Studies

Bre, Religious Education

Activities and Societies: Freshman Class President; Student Body Association President; Mr. Rochester College (formerly MCC); Drama; Choir;