Board of Directors
John Alexander - Chair
John has almost 40 years of experience as a youth pastor; mostly as a volunteer, then part-time and now in a full-time position with Generations Church as the “Touch Ministries Director”. He also has years of experience with Compaq and Hewlett-Packard, so he understands our technical environment and our “customer service” approach in our partnerships.
For several years, he was the Houston contact for Teen Mania's “Acquire the Fire” national conferences, which reached hundreds of Houston-area teens. Years ago, he co-led the Conroe-based “Eagle’s Nest” youth ministry network. He's now helping the new Spring/Woodlands Network, and other local networks, connect the youth pastors in Montgomery County.
John has been married to his beautiful bride Johnese for over 47 years. They have two beautiful daughters, two great son-in-laws, and five wonderful grandchildren.
Dottie Hinesley - Secretary
Dottie serves a dual role as a key staff member and as a board member. She brings 40+ years of staff experience, overlapping ministries with incarcerated youth, public school-based programs, networking youth pastors, leading 'See You at the Pole' training for students, and coordinating Baccalaureate programs. She has received training in Crisis Response programs to assist in schools, and is now developing her "Coaching" skills to encourage youth workers.
Her experience in serving through a variety of community-based partnerships, also strengthens our board's perspectives on developing YSN as a healthy ministry, while we are also freely giving away our talents and resources.
Lu-Dell Diebold - Treasurer
Lu-Dell has many years of experience working with the local church in various capacities including Treasurer, bookkeeper and Bible teacher. She faithfully volunteered with Bible Prayer Fellowship, responding to emails and helping prepare their books for editing. She and her husband also served with the Yes Lord ministry, by making and supplying the signs left with the local churches hosting the crusades. For several years, she also taught classes for Texas United for Life.
Professionally, Lu-Dell worked 40+ years with a large international company, both as a software developer and team manager. Our IT projects have benefited from her needed encouragement, along with her technical and leadership skills.
Next board members?
Our goal is to gradually build our executive board to a diverse group of perhaps nine men and women, that God is preparing to provide oversight and governance. They will be assisted by advisory committees to represent our nine-counties, various networks, concerns, and school districts. Our board and committees will bring diverse program interests, multi-community focus, needed technical skills and vocational perspectives. They will come from a variety of church backgrounds.
If you would like information about the responsibilities of our board members, please email John Butler.