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Philanthropy & Public Service Instructors

John Alexander

Executive Director, Waco Habitat for Humanity

John Alexander

Executive Director, Waco Habitat for Humanity

Waco Habitat for Humanity Staff
Guilherme Almeida

Guilherme Almeida

Dr. Kerry Burkley

Associate Director, Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children

Dr. Kerry Burkley

Associate Director, Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children

Josh Caballero

Community Engagement Office for the Housing and Community Development Office at the City of Waco

Josh Caballero

Community Engagement Office for the Housing and Community Development Office at the City of Waco

Julie Cervantes

Director of Strategic Development, Creative Waco

Julie Cervantes

Director of Strategic Development, Creative Waco

Jimmy Dorrell

Co-Founder; President Emeritus of Mission Waco/Mission World Pastor of Church Under the Bridge Adjunct Professor of George W. Truett Theological Seminary Lecturer of Baylor University Community Engagement

Jimmy Dorrell

Co-Founder; President Emeritus of Mission Waco/Mission World Pastor of Church Under the Bridge Adjunct Professor of George W. Truett Theological Seminary Lecturer of Baylor University Community Engagement

Mission Waco Staff
Leia Duncan

Baylor & Beyond Program Director

Leia Duncan

Baylor & Beyond Program Director

Chris Galeczka

Reference Librarian

Chris Galeczka

Reference Librarian

Grant Hall

Market Garden Manager, World Hunger Relief

Grant Hall

Market Garden Manager, World Hunger Relief

Grant_Hall@baylor.edu
Holly Joyner

Associate Director of Global Engagement & Marketing

Holly Joyner

Associate Director of Global Engagement & Marketing

Robert Lanning

Assistant Chief of Police (Retired), Waco Police Department

Robert Lanning

Assistant Chief of Police (Retired), Waco Police Department

Dr. Israel Loachamin

Executive Director, La Puerta Waco

Dr. Israel Loachamin

Executive Director, La Puerta Waco

La Puerta Waco Staff
Jason MacGregor

Associate Professor of Accounting at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business

Jason MacGregor

Associate Professor of Accounting at Baylor University’s Hankamer School of Business

Kelly MacGregor

Executive Director of Waco Civic Theatre

Kelly MacGregor

Executive Director of Waco Civic Theatre

Dr. Robin McDurham

Transformation Waco

Dr. Robin McDurham

Transformation Waco

Kent McKeever

Executive Director, Greater Waco Legal Services

Kent McKeever

Executive Director, Greater Waco Legal Services

Greater Waco Legal Services
Emily Morrow-Loachamin

La Puerta Waco

Emily Morrow-Loachamin

La Puerta Waco

Sarah Pedrotti

Chief Executive Officer, Communities In Schools of the Heart of Texas

Sarah Pedrotti

Chief Executive Officer, Communities In Schools of the Heart of Texas

spedrotti@cis-hot.org
Dr. Jeremy Rhodes

Senior Director of Data & Research, Prosper Waco

Dr. Jeremy Rhodes

Senior Director of Data & Research, Prosper Waco

Tasha Roberts

Director, Public Affairs

Tasha Roberts

Director, Public Affairs

Derek Ross

Indigenous Scholar in Residence

Derek Ross

Indigenous Scholar in Residence

Derek_Ross@baylor.edu
April Strickland

April Strickland

Bo White

Director of Baylor Study Abroad

Bo White

Director of Baylor Study Abroad

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