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Alan Graham is the president and founding member of Mobile Loaves & Fishes. He is married (since 1984) to his wife Tricia and they have four children; Decker, Taylor, Marlee & Keaton and a niece, Samantha, that they have raised. Alan formerly was in the real estate development, investment, management & brokerage business in Austin, Texas having founded Trilogy Development, Inc. and co-founded The Lynxs Group, developers of on-airport air cargo facilities. It has been through the love for Jesus Christ that Alan is called to serve in this ministry, enabling others to serve their brothers & sisters in need. | |
| Bruce Agness, Vice President |
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Bruce Agness is a founding member of Mobile Loaves & Fishes. Bruce is the owner of Lumber Insurance Services selling insurance to the lumber industry for over twenty years. Bruce is married to Regan (since 1987) and they have three children; Chris, Jeremy and Leiza. | |
| J. P. "Pat" Patterson, Vice President |
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J.P. "Pat" Patterson, semi-retired, founding member of Mobile Loaves & Fishes and original member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church. Bunky's husband and father of six children. Originally from Dallas, Texas and moved to Austin in 1961. Still continuing to listen to the Holy Spirit to accomplish God's Will. | |
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Steven Levatino works for the law firm of Levatino|Pace LLP. He practices law in the areas of business services, commercial litigation, church law, construction litigation, and personal injury. Levatino serves as a member of the National Diocesan Attorneys Association, the Diocese of Austin Ethics Board, and the State Bar of Texas. | |
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Brian McClure is currently in the process of starting his own company, Echotouch Corporation, which will provide digital advertising in shopping malls and other high-traffic areas. McClure and his family attend Riverbend Church and are active in the community. | |
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Bill McLellan joined 3M in 1960 as a sales representative. Among his significant early achievements with the company were participation in the establishment of 3M’s Health Care Division in Canada and membership on the team that developed the 3M Surgical Products Division in the United States into a $500 million entity. In the 1980’s, Bill formed 3M’s Orthopedic Products Division, a business composed of six smaller firms that had been acquired by 3M. In 1990, Bill was assigned as Staff Vice President for Corporate Services at the Austin Center. Since coming to Austin, Bill has been active in a number of civic organizations including the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, which he served as Chairman during 1995. He has served as Chairman of the Capital Area United Way, Chairman of the Urban League, on the Board of Trustees of St. Edward’s University and Seton Hospital and as Co-chair of the Austin Advisory Board of the Texas Nature Conservancy. He retired from 3M in 1996 and moved to South Carolina. In January, 1998, he returned to Austin to become the Executive Director of LifeWorks-- a social service agency. He then served as CEO of The Austin Museum of Art (AMOA) and was one of the founders of Treaty Oak Bank. At present he is Chairman of the board of One Earth Bank, and environmentally based bank forming in Austin. |
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Neal Nolan is a partner in IBM's Global Services Division. In May of 2005 Neal took a six-month unpaid sabatical from IBM and came to work at no cost for Mobile Loaves & Fishes. A native of New Orleans the hurricane season prompted him to develop a Disaster Relief plan that was approved by the MLF Board just six days prior to Hurricane Katrina slamming into Louisiana and Mississippi. Neal is married to Lynn and they have two daughters, Caitlyn and Renee. | |
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Rob Reynolds is a Systems Analyst for the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. He is married to his wife Carol Willis since 1981 and they have two children. A daughter Andria, a recent graduate of Texas State University embarking on a high school teaching career and a son Grady who is in college. Rob is a member of First United Methodist Church where he started the Downtown Alliance of Churches MLF community. He also serves on the church Missions Team and is a commissioned Stephen Minister. Rob's volunteer involvement with MLF began in 1999 through his friendship with Alan Graham. | |
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Mark White is a founding member of Mobile Loaves & Fishes and has been a resident of Austin, Texas for over 30 years. He is a social worker and licensed psychotherapist in private practice, specializing in children, adolescents, families, and group therapy. Mark married Melanie White on July 4, 2007. Melanie has two adult sons, Jackson and Daniel McIntosh. Mark and Melanie are active co-parents of their neice, Elizabeth White.
Together, Mark and Melanie have over 60 years of combined professional experience. They hope to continue to find ways to contribute their time and talents in service to others. | |
| David Sekel, Board Member |
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David Sekel is the founder and Director of Literacy Impacts the Future Today (LIFT), a new homeless literacy program that expands the social justice outreach of Mobile Loaves & Fishes.
Previously, Mr. Sekel held leadership positions of President and Director of Membership for the Austin Project Management Institute and is currently a deacon candidate with the Austin Catholic Diocese. Mr. Sekel’s career includes senior program management responsibilities with CompassLearning, and Dell Computer Corporation. Prior to Dell, Mr. Sekel was the Director of Quality Assurance for Acuity, a web-based communications company providing solutions to commerce, customer service, and online communities. Mr. Sekel previously served as the manager of Quality Assurance & Configuration at Arrowsmith Technologies and Landmark Graphics Corporation.
Having 15+ years experience in related software development, Mr. Sekel also holds an MBA from Houston Baptist University in addition to BS and MS degrees from Ohio University.
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| David Shiflet, Board Member |
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David Shiflet, Architect, founded the Shiflet Group in 1973 after graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Austin. The Shiflet Group is a twelve-person firm specializing in high-end residences.
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| Jack Selman, Board Member Emeritus |
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Jack Selman is a founding member of Mobile Loaves & Fishes and the founding attorney of the law firm of Selman Munson & Lerner based in Austin. He represents clients in a variety of commercial matters including corporate, contract, banking and securities law. Mr. Selman is also an arbitrator for several organizations, including the American Arbitration Association and the World Intellectual Property Organization. He enjoys serving in a number of community, school and youth sports organizations. Mr. Selman and his wife Cynthia are native Austinites and have two children. | |
