2008 Board Members
Nancy Capra, Chairman of the Board
Artist, Educator
Martha Smallwood, Vice-President
Homeless and Unaccompanied Youth,
Region 14 ESC
Georgiana Reagan, Secretary
Director of Early Head Start
Life Skills Program for Student Parents (LSPSP)
Abilene ISD
Jay Capra, MD, Treasurer
Pediatrician, Abilene Diagnostic Clinics
Wil Barbee
Truant Officer, Abilene ISD
Brian Cargile
Hardin Simmons University
James “JL” Cole
Department Chair, Social Work
Hardin Simmons University
Stevanie Jackson
Educator, Abilene ISD
Roy Juarez
Student Hardin Simmons University
Business Owner
Roy's MySpace
Melissa Murphy
Business Development Manager
Abilene Regional Airport
Lisa Nichols
Minister the Church of the Fulness of God
David Perkins
Executive Vice President
Hendrick Home for Children
Randy Perkins
Director of Missions
Pioneer Drive Baptist Church
Greg O. Rake
Educator, Abilene ISD
Youth Pastor
Jackie Sledge
Social Security Administration
Jack Wilson
Retired Businessman
Consultant and Advisors:
Steve Bewsey
Director of Housing and Homeless Services
LifeWorks, Austin, Texas
Linda Grant
Special Populations Counselor
Cisco Junior College
Janet Lawler
Victim Witness Coordinator, Boise Police Dept
Joe Melson
Accountant, Davis-Kinard Inc
Bit Whitaker
Regional Director Child Protective Services