www.thecrucibleproject.org

Roy Wooten is one of the "real life" football players from the era that the book that became the movie Friday Night Lights was based upon, but he is best known for helping thousands of people improve their relationships through humorous, transformational and inspirational retreats, seminars and workshops. On weekends he is usually found preaching in a church or facilitating a weekend retreat.He is a much sought after speaker and has presented on platforms such as the National Head Start Conferences, National Association of Marriage and Relationship Educators, Texas Association of Marriage and Family Therapist, CAPS International, and many more. He has authored several relationship workbooks and articles and is a media guest on the subject of relationships. He consults with chambers, businesses, schools, churches and nonprofits to strengthen relationships for success.He earned his B.S. & M.S. from Abilene Christian University and has carried licenses from Texas Department of Children and Family Services and Texas Board of Examiners of Psychologists. Roy was honored by Grace Global Seminary with an honorary Doctor of Ministry for his work training Pastors and Christian counselors. He has over 30 years experience strengthening relationships, including a stint as Administrator of Texas’ largest children’s home, leadership of programs and services to sex traffic survivors, and is currently the Executive Director of The Crucible Project.Roy's passion starts at home where he strives to be the best husband to Devra (since 1988) and father to his two Texas A&M students.

Call 281-894-7222. Lead nonprofit faith based organization providing individual, family, marital and adolescent counseling services without regard to ability to pay. Fund development, public relations and program development. Program delivery in Twogether in Texas and Strong Fathers Strong Families programs. Ministry support services including hurricane ike disaster counseling, preventing child abuse in children's ministry, men's and couples retreats, youth ministry consultation and leadership retreats. Provides speaking and training on issues related to human relationships including team building, marriage enrichment and premarital classes.

Served on multiple state-wide committees including strategic planning committee for 7,000 employee government agency, standards revisions committee, performance based contracting committee. Consulted for several non-profit boards and executive directors on matters related to strategic planning, funding diversification, personnel policies, supervision and management, board education/development, and fund development. Served on search committee for executive director of chamber of commerce. Performed community needs assessments, secured funding and added services through community collaborations, agreements and contracts. Planted a community church with two other families. Served on board committee that increased membership, created annual fund raising event and organized annual conference with over 500+ attendees. Facilitated a strategic plan for children’s mental health in the Greater Houston area for the Hogg Foundation.

• Led and directed 200 positions to serve 320 youth and families and conceptualized and implemented on going training program• Created new services for struggling clients and managed $7.5 million annual budget and construction projects over $2.5 million• Increased employee retention two years consecutively, reduced ongoing expenses by 20% and improved compliance with regulators• Collaborated across departments to achieve improved services to clients, employee morale, and public image of organization• Coordinated with senior leaders under my charge for all aspects of programs and managed budget, human resources, public awareness, program, and relations across departmental lines

• Directed all aspects of operations of children’s homes including human resources, fund raising, public relations, fiscal management, and payroll • Managed non-profit start up budget, started up two new licensed programs and increased revenues by 200%; quadrupling unrestricted donations • Developed and implemented polices and procedures and recruited, hired and trained employees, board members, and volunteers