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Advisory Council

Pastor Robert Morris - Gateway Church

Robert Morris is the Founding Senior Pastor of Gateway Church, a multi-campus, evangelistic, Spirit-empowered church in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Since it began in 2000, the church has grown to over 15,000 active members. He is featured on the weekly television program, The Blessed Life, seen in over 60 million homes in the United States and in over 200 countries around the world.

Dr. Robert Cluck - Mayor of Arlington
Dr. Robert Cluck, M.D., was elected to the offce of Mayor of the City of Arlington in May 2003 after serving two terms on the City Council. He currently serves on many boards and commissions including the Arlington Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Texas Municipal League Board of Directors, the University of Texas Metroplex Council, and the Workforce Solutions Workforce Governing Board.

JD Freeman - Clear Channel Radio
J.D. Freeman is President and Market Manager of Clear Channel Radio in Dallas. Clear Channel Radio is a leading radio company focused on serving local communities across the U.S. with more than 110 million listeners choosing Clear Channel Radio programming each week. He served as one of the original creators of the AMBER Alert Program. The AMBER plan was conceived by a group of Dallas-Fort Worth radio broadcasters after the kidnapping of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman. Since then, the program has been credited with the safe recovery of more than 300 children nationwide. To date, there is a network of more than 115 AMBER Plans across the country.

Theron Bowman - Chief of Police, Arlington
Dr. Theron Bowman is the City of Arlington’s Chief of Police. He joined the Arlington Police Department in 1983 and has been the Chief of Police since 1999. He has over 25 years of law enforcement experience plus an extensive array of community service, local, state and national boards and commissions. Chief Bowman was selected as an Outstanding Texas Local Leader by the John Ben Shepperd Public Leadership Institute.

Capt. Andrew Miller - Salvation Army of Arlington
Captain Andrew Miller is the Corps Offcer for the Salvation Army in Arlington. Located northeast of the University of Texas at Arlington campus, The Salvation Army’s Community Center and Family Life Shelter in Arlington meets the needs of a broad cross-section of the community.

Larry Corson - Hunt Realty, Westlake Town Council
Larry Corson is Senior Vice President at Hunt Realty in Dallas. He directs the company’s existing land development activities including Sharyland Plantation and Cornerstone Colorado. He is also responsible for identifying new development opportunities. Mr. Corson also serves on the Westlake, Texas Town Council.

Scott Murray - Murray Media
Scott Murray is the CEO of Murray Media. He has covered the Olympics to the US Open, the World Series to the World Cup, Presidential Inaugurations to 30 straight Super Bowls. For close to a quarter of a century he was the award-winning news Sports Director and Anchor at NBC 5, Dallas/Ft. Worth. Scott has long been involved in the non-profit sector, raising money for charitable causes, averaging close to 750 events per year over the last three decades.

Stephanie Gillespie - Arlington Police Officer
Stephanie Gillespie has been a City of Arlington Police Offcer since 1995. She has received one of the highest awards in law enforcement. She was honored by the U.S. Department of Justice for her efforts to combine the Justice Department’s Weed and Seed model with her dedication to neighborhoods and crime prevention in east Arlington. Gillespie was cited for her extensive work with at-risk youth, homeless populations and programs that beneft children whose parents struggle with criminal activity and addictions.

Michael and Cristina Young - Texas Rangers
Michael Young is the All Star Third Baseman for the Texas Rangers. He and his wife Cristina continue to involve themselves in a wide-range of charitable organizations that serve the North Texas community. They have been actively involved with “Wipe Out Kids’ Cancer” since the 2002 season.

Al Clark - Clark Insurance
Al Clark has been a State Farm agent in Texas for 29 years. He built his insurance and fnancial services agency using business principals, management expertise, people management skills and sales and marketing innovations to become a legend in the industry.

Shalyn Clark - Clark Insurance
 Shalyn is married to Al Clark , and is also an outstanding State Farm agent. Her agencies mission is to help people manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected and realize their dreams.

Mark Caffey - President, The Caffey Group
 Mark Caffey has nearly 30 years of experience in natural gas development. The Caffey Group is involved in project management, lease acquisition, and title completion in the Energy Industry. As President, Mark still oversees all aspects of daily operations, conducts weekly meetings and meets numerous customers face to face. Raised in Arlington, TX, Mark feels a strong responsibility to give back to the Fort Worth and Arlington community by not only bringing in revenue, supplying jobs and providing cleaner energy; but to give back and teach others to give with their time, financially, and with their heart.

Willie Dean, Ph.D. - President, YMCA Arlington
 Dr. Willie Dean is President/CEO of the YMCA of Arlington, a position he had held since June 2007. Dr. Dean works with a 30-member volunteer board of directors, supervises 455 employees, provides programs through three branches, 20 program sites and 21 childcare sites, serves 17,500 children in childcare and 13,000 children in youth sports, serves 31,500 members and 24,700 program participants, distributes $500,000 in financial aid to allow youth to participate in YMCA programs. Dr. Dean chairs the Policy Committee of Our Community, Our Kids, a community-wide collaboration focused on reducing gang involvement and youth violence. Dr. Dean is a YMCA Senior Director and holds a First-Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. He has three adult sons and is married to GinaKaye Maddox-Dean. He is a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Mansfield, Arlington North Rotary Club, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., the Association of YMCA Professionals, the 2008 class of Leadership Arlington, and is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Course. Dr. Dean's hobbies include photography, Tae Kwon Do and biking. He believes fervently in the YMCA's mission: "To put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all."