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| | Board of Directors for Christian Job Corps of Kendall County |  | Director & President Cherie Kassinger Cherie Kassinger has been part of the Boerne/Fair Oaks community since 1999. She retired from the government where she served in a variety of assignments, most recently as a trainer in organizational and interpersonal skills. She has a B.A. in Management from National Louis University. Cherie changed her lifestyle from working for the government to working with programs close to her heart, including serving on the board of and being an instructor in the Christian Women’s Job Corps. Cherie has been married to Jack Kassinger for 33 years and has two adult children – one of whom resides and owns a business in Kendall County. Cherie attends First Baptist Church Boerne. |  | Founder, Director, & Secretary Emily Swope Emily gave her time, talent, and financial resources to help start CWJC and develop it into “the program” for women in need in the greater Kendall County area. She has been involved in community service since the day she arrived in Boerne in 1979. Besides CWJC, Emily has led various boards including the Chamber of Commerce, Noon Rotary Club, Republican Women’s Club, Boerne Area Community Center, and Montessori School, and still supports numerous other community organizations. Emily is married to Perry Edmonson and they are members of Eagle’s Nest Christian Fellowship, San Antonio. Serving God, the needs of her family, and this community are paramount in Emily’s quest to fulfill the purpose God has for her.
|  | Director & Treasurer Scott Lowry Scott Lowry became interested in CWJC when he and his Emmaus Reunion Group provided lunch for the women in the last two classes. He sees the great accomplishments and blessings the organization provides the women and the community, which led him to be part of it. He has resided in Boerne since 1981 and his wife, Debbie, and he are owners of Dependable Insurance Agency. Currently he serves as Secretary of the City of Boerne’s Board of Adjustments as well as a Board Member of the Boerne Emmaus Community. He is also an USTA Certified Official. Debbie and Scott have two sons currently in college. Scott and Debbie are members of St. John’s Lutheran Church, where he was a past Council member. |  | Director Pastor Mike Harkrider Mike Harkrider currently serves as the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Boerne, Texas and has since 2005. Mike enjoys working with people and being involved in the community to help people experience the Living Christ in daily life. Mike has been a church staff pastor for 28 years in a number of churches all across Texas. He currently serves in the Ministerial Alliance in Boerne and is the alliance representative for CWJC and CMJC. He also serves as a spiritual director in the Emmaus community in Boerne. He is also a committee member of the Hill Country Baptist Association. Mike is also a 4 year member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas. He and His wife Pat of 27 years have two daughters, Lindsey is a Senior Elementary Education major at UMHB, and Katie is a Sophomore Elementary education major at UMHB. | 
| Director Mike Schultz Mike Schultz returned to Boerne after 4 years in Colorado. He has more than 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. He was a partner with the Business Financial Group until 2003, practiced real estate in Colorado, and is currently Director of Business Development for The Trust Company. Mike is a former member of the Boerne Independent School District board of directors, serving two terms as president. He was an elected member of the Texas Assn. of School Boards, a former president of the San Antonio YMCA, and is a member-elect to the Boerne Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Mike earned his Bachelor of Science from the University of Minnesota. He and wife Carol are active members of the First United Methodist Church of Boerne. |  | Director & Alumni Liaison Shelli Nabors
Shelli Nabors represents the Christian Women's Job Corps Alumni on the Board. She is a fall 2005 graduate of the Job and Life Skills Training Program and was employed at Land Design for over one year. She is an avid spokeswoman for the powerful and positive changes that happen in a woman's life when she enrolls in the Job and Life Skills Training Program. Shelli is a member of Currey Creek Baptist Church. She and husband Johnny Nabors own Nabors Contracting. |  | Founder & Executive Director Lynn Heckler The Lord used Lynn as His instrument to begin CWJC of Kendall County in 2004. She had been praying for an answer on how to reach women who needed life and job skills, and also needed Jesus Christ. The Lord brought her in touch with CWJC after 3 months of prayer. Lynn retired from the Air Force in 1999 and since then, has devoted her life to local Christian ministries. She has served on the Ladies Ministry Council at First Baptist Boerne; as FBC's Care Boerne outreach leader partnering with Hill Country Daily Bread Ministries, and is a member of the Boerne Chamber's Education Council. Lynn has a masters in nursing and a bredth of experience in leadership and administration. She is married to Boerne City Mayor, Dan Heckler. |  | Program Director Bruce Broglie Bruce is owner/operator of Busy Bee Home Inspecting and has been involved with envangelism ministry over the last 10 years. He has a heart for men in need and for the Lord's work. Bruce worked behind the scenes for the Christian Women's Job Corps until the Lord revealed that Bruce was to head up the CMJC. Bruce most recently served as the volunteer Assistant Pastor for the 180 Teen Center, Boerne. He is married to Lorraine Broglie, who is on the Board of Directors, and they currently attend Watermark Church, Boerne. |
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