Meet Your Staff
Education: Undergraduate At Liberty University. THM at Dallas Theological Seminary.
Where did you grow up: Grew up in Miami, Florida.
What’s your work experience: Prior to starting Hillside, I was on staff at Mid-Cities Bible Church in Bedford, Tx for 7 years.
Hobbies: Weight training, reading/studying, sports with kids.
How long have you been at Hillside: Started it.
Family: Wife, Gail and four boys, Anthony 20, Eric 17, Nick 15, Mike 12.
Favorite Author: Dallas Willard.
What’s on your iPod: a mix. From Lionel Richie to Def Leopard.
Education: Undergraduate degree from Liberty University with a Major in Accounting and a Minor in Bible & Youth Ministry. Obtained CPA license in January 1990.
Where did you grow up: Grew up in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
What’s your work experience: Prior to coming on staff at Hillside in 2001, I worked for Sprint for 10 years as a Manager in their Finance & Marketing Departments in both Pennsylvania and Dallas. Before working at Sprint, I worked four years for a local CPA firm in Carlisle.
Hobbies: Playing basketball, baseball, and football. Hanging out with the girls.
How long have you been at Hillside: Since 1996.
Family: Wife, Jill and three girls, Abby is 20, Alyssa is 16, and Avery is 14.
Favorite Author: John Grisham, John Maxwell, Andy Stanley. Enjoy reading autobiographies of great leaders. Currently I’m reading Joe Gibbs book, “The Game Plan”.
What’s on your iPod: I don’t have one but borrow the kids to listen to Rascal Flatts and Third Day.
Education: Bachelor of Arts from Liberty University and continued education on Masters in Education.
Where did you grow up: Glassboro, N.J.
What’s your work experience: Taught Kindergarten, First Grade; Taught private violin lessons for years.
Hobbies: Reading; Exercising; Hanging with family/friends; Movies; Jamming with sons on their musical instruments; Going to sons sports games; Reading cookbooks; Listening to worship songs.
How long have you been at Hillside: From the beginning.
Family: Pete and four boys- Anthony is going to be a freshman, on football scholarship at Southwestern Okla State Univ., Eric will be a Junior at NWHS, Nick will be a freshman at NWHS, and Mike will be a 6th grader at Chisolm Trail.
Favorite Author: Too many-Joyce Meyer, Nora Roberts, Larry Crabb.
What’s on your iPod: What’s not??? Monk and Neage, Reliant k, Beyonce’, Need To Breathe, Hillsong United, Beethoven…..and my latest was “Broadway Tunes” from our February Show! I love all kinds of music!
Education: Undergraduate and Masters Degrees from The University of North Texas. I am currently a Graduate student at DBU in their Masters of Arts in Counseling program.
Where did you grow up: Grew up in the Mid-Cities, Hurst, North Richland Hills.
What’s your work experience: Prior to coming on staff at Hillside in 2007, I worked at the BNSF Railway for over 12 years in the Corporate Real Estate Department both in Facilities Management and Land Management and Acquisitions.
Hobbies: Reading, playing with my kids and talking with Alicia.
How long have you been at Hillside: Since 1995.
Family: Wife, Alicia and two kids, Simon and Hannah.
Favorite Author: No favorites really as an adult. I enjoy books on Psychology, Relationships, Motivation and Personality Issues. As a kid I enjoyed Shel Silverstein’s odd humor (actually still do).
What’s on your iPod: Quite the mix actually. From Dr. Demento’s Funky Favorites (feeling creative) to Classic Rock (feeling rebellious), High School Musical (for the kids), Country (feeling melancholy), Pop (feeling 80s), Christian (feeling good) and a number of random songs that don’t fit a genre (feeling unique). It’s all about how the music makes you feel.
Education: Bachelor of Arts in Media Communications and Bible/Theology from Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL. Working on a Masters in Christian Education: Childhood Ministry/Theology at DBU.
Where did you grow up: Denver, Colorado.
What’s your work experience: Out of college I worked for seven years in the video production field with a specialty in live and post-production work for Christian Ministries. I volunteered in the Children’s Ministry at Colorado Ridge Church in Broomfield, CO for three and a half years before becoming the Children’s pastor for three and a half years.
Hobbies: Video Production. Running. Time with Family. Travel. Technology. The Denver Broncos.
How long have you been at Hillside: My family moved to Keller and Hillside in January, 2006.
Family: Wife, Ginny and two girls. Haley, 7 and Rebekah, 3.
Favorite Author: C.S. Lewis (Chronicles of Narnia and Nonfiction), J.R.R. Tolkien (long before the movies came out). Recent books: Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey by Catherine Stonehouse, Children and the Christian Faith by Cos Davis, Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard, Worship 365 by David Edwards.
What’s on your iPod: U2, Newsboys, U2, Switchfoot, U2, Coldplay, U2, The Fray, U2, Andy Hunter, U2, New Order, U2, Casting Crowns, U2, Lincoln Brewster, U2, Toby Mac, did I mention U2?
Education: North Central Texas: Nationally Registered EMT-Paramedic, Highland Village Fire Academy, Fire Fighter, CHECK Institute: Corrective Strengthening and Conditioning, Academy of Nutritional Therapies, Institute of Natural Healing Sciences.
Where did you grow up: Coal City IL, Charleston SC, and Pittsburg PA.
What’s your work experience: I began my career as a Neuromuscular Myofascial Therapist in 1996. I worked with professional, collegiate, and high school athletes as well as the general public. My job consisted of location and treating soft tissue injuries as well as nutritional guidance. In 2001 I began working in the youth ministry at Hillside as a volunteered. In 2002 I went back to pursue a career as a paramedic/fire fighter. During school I volunteered for the City of Highland Village Fire Department as a paramedic. After graduation I went to work for the City of North Richland Hills Fire Department, as well as working for Telos Fitness Center as their Clinical Applications Therapist, and volunteering in the youth ministry. In 2006 I was offered the full time position as the youth pastor at Hillside. I accepted this position and thus left the Fire Department.
Hobbies: Football, Baseball, Cork ball, Ju-jitsu, and working out.
How long have you been at Hillside: May 25th 1996.
Family: Wife Amanda, Daughter Alexandria (Lexi).
Favorite Author: Doug Fields, Andy Stanley, Calvin Miller, Ravi Zacharias, Lee Strobel, Josh McDowell.
What’s on your iPod: Rascal Flats, 4Him, Casting Crowns, Michael McDonald, Nickleback, Christopher Cross, Third Day, James Taylor, GNR, anything Jazz, anything from the 80’s, Avalon.
Education: I have a Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies and a minor in Psychology from Liberty University, which is in Lynchburg, VA.
Where did you grow up? Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
What’s your work experience? While in my senior year of college, I began working at a non-profit organization called World Help in Forest, VA; once I graduated I continued to work there up until March of 2010.
Hobbies: Playing Board Games with Friends, Anything that has to do with Football, Anything that has to do with the Steelers, Hanging out with my Awesome Wife, Playing Sports
How Long Have You Been at Hillside? Since March of 2010
Favorite Authors: I only read books that I have written…nothing more.
What’s on your iPod? Switchfoot, Coldplay, Something Like Silas, The Fray, Kelly Clarkson, David Crowder, Muse
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