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jimw@tjwco.com
Education
Graduated from California State University, Fresno, June 1974
Bachelor of Science – Business Administration
Professional Attainments
- Certified Public Accountant – passed all four parts of the May 1976 exam. License isued in June 1977.
- Licensed QuickBooks Pro Advisor
- Realtor (August, 1999)
- Mortgage Broker (August, 1999) –
- Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor (2007-2010)
Professional Memberships
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (1978)
- California Society of Certified Public Accountants (1977)
- California Association of Realtors
- Fresno Board of Realtors
Personal Interests
Flying, Movies, Fine Dining, Travel, Real Estate, Golf, Computers, teaching the Bible at Church.
Civic Activities
Past member of Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention. Two years service as an officer of the Executive Committee.
California Baptist Foundation. Four terms on the Board of Directors. Five years as Chairman of the Board, three years as Vice chairman of the board.
Current member of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary trustees.
Member of California Baptist University board of trustees.
Bulldog Foundation member. Assisted with fund drives to assist in raising funds for California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) athletic department.
Exchange Club of Sanger, California. Past president, vice-president and treasurer.
Personal
Married to Debbie Gordon since 1975 – two daughters, Sarah and Christa. Sarah is married to Maxwell Wyatt and we have one grandson, Jacob (2005), and two granddaughters, Kennedy (2007) and Kate (2011). Christa is a Web designer (she made this site) and married to Mike Prentice.
ken@fbclovis.com
Education
- Graduated from Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee, June 1978
- Bachelor of Science – Accounting and Business Administration
- Graduated Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky, May 1994
- Master of Divinity in Theology
- Currently attending Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary, Mill Valley, California
- Pursuing Doctor of Ministry degree
Professional Attainments
Certified Public Accountant – Licensed in the states of California and Indiana
Worship Pastor – First Baptist Church, Clovis, California
Professional Accomplishments
Planned and supervised tax and accounting services for over 300 clients
Supervised staff of eight and responsible for an operating budget of over $350,000
Prepared and received approval of Tax Exempt status for various Not-for-Profit organizations
Accomplished guitarist and performer able to use contemporary music to relate to youth and others the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Appointed by Governor Bayh to the Steering Committee for the Governor’s Commission for a Drug Free Indiana in July 1993 and served for 6 years.
Trained and certified as a Court Appointed Special Advocate in order to serve abused and neglected children within the judicial system
Served as facilitator for a volunteer community organization designed to fight Drug and Alcohol abuse. Initiated and developed a plan of action and received funding of a grant proposal for this organization.
Directed fund raising efforts for civic organizations, such as the United Way and the American Cancer Society.
Work Experience
Accounting
- Self Employed CPA – 1989 to present
- Schott & Co., CPA’s, Cape Girardeau, Missouri – 1986 to 1989
- Shahin & Co., CPA’s, Columbus, Indiana – 1984 to 1986
- Clarkson and Worth, Rushville, Indiana – 1985 to 1984
- Trane Air Conditioning, & Manufacturing Company, Clarksville, Tennessee, Lacrosse, Wisconsin and Rushville, Indiana – 1978 to 1982Ministry
- First Baptist Church, Clovis, California – 2001 to Present
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist, Indianapolis, Indiana – 1998 to 2001
- First Baptist, Ellettsville, Indiana – 1996 to 1998
- Kimberlin Creek Baptist church, Scottsburg, Indiana – 1992 to 1996
- Center Square Baptist Church, Scottsburg, Indiana – 1989 to 1992
- Reynoldsville Baptist Church, Jonesboro, Illinois – 1988 to 1989
Personal
Married to Kelly-Lee Bartlett on July 17, 1976. Kelly is a Registered Nurse and a home-schooling mom. She works outside the home as a maternity care nurse at Clovis Community Hospital part-time. Four children, Kristen, Kimberly, Kyle and Kaleb; and one grand-daughter, Isabella.
debbie@tjwco.com
Education
Graduated from Fresno Pacific University Bachelor of Arts in Christian Ministries
Professional
Worked several years in private education and as an admission advisor for the Center for Degree Completion at Fresno Pacific University.
Personal Interests
Family, movies, music, decorating & fashion.
Civic Activities
Previous coordinator of Mom’s Central of Copper Springs Church. Have in the past served with La Leche League, Christian Home Educators of the Fresno Area, Billy Graham Crusade, and taught children’s choirs and Women’s Bible Studies in my local church.
Personal
Married to Jim with two daughters Sarah and Christa. Sarah is married to Maxwell Wyatt and they have one son, Jacob and two daughters, Kennedy and Kate. Christa graduated from Fresno State and is married to Mike Prentice.
I recently started a blog dedicated to my mother with Alzheimer’s disease called Recipes That Remember. It highlights my favorite recipes and memories from my mom.
katrina@tjwco.com
Bio coming soon.
christa@christaprentice.com
Education
Graduated from California State University, Fresno in May 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication & journalism, digital media option.
I previously attended Fresno Christian Highschool.
Professional
Freelance Web designer/owner at Christa Prentice Design. Previous Webmaster for Fresno State’s student newspaper, The Collegian.
Personal Interests
All things nerdy, techy and fun. Cooking, baking and music.
Civic Activities
Previous coordinator of Mom’s Central of Copper Springs Church. Have in the past served with La Leche League, Christian Home Educators of the Fresno Area, Billy Graham Crusade, and taught children’s choirs and Women’s Bible Studies in my local church.
Personal
I married my husband Mike Prentice on May 29, 2010. We were blessed with an adorable son, Oliver Grey, in 2015.