I Am Wilshire

I Am Wilshire: Michael Bufkin

Hometown: Clinton, Mississippi Present City: Dallas Education: Master’s in education, Mississippi State University; Bachelor’s in kinesiology Profession: Career and Technical Education Specialist, Dallas ISD Tell us about your family. I’m married with two kids and...

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I Am Wilshire: Jane Alloway

Name: Jane Alloway Hometown: Dallas Present City: Dallas Education: Texas Tech University Profession: Retail; store manager, Lord & Taylor; 30 years as district manager, Gap, Banana Republic and Victoria’s Secret Tell us about your family. My father and mother...

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I Am Wilshire: Ralph Long

Hometown: Union, Mississippi Present City: Dallas Education: B.F.A. and M.S. from the University of North Texas Profession: College professor (retired) Tell us about your family. I am the youngest of nine children. I am a “P.K.” My wife, Linda, a longtime Wilshire...

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I Am Wilshire: Peggy Tinsley

Hometown: Pine Bluff, Arkansas Present City: Garland Education: B.A., Ouachita Baptist University Profession: Retired high school business education teacher Tell us about your family. Sam and I have been married 58 years. We met at Ouachita and married following my...

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I Am Wilshire: Cliff Carlisle

Hometown: Tyler Present City: Dallas Education: B.B.A.,University of North Texas Profession: Retired commercial property and casualty insurance underwriter Tell us about your family. Vicki and I have been married 32 years. We have no children. We do have a dog that...

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I Am Wilshire: Cindy Fuller

Hometown: Grand Prairie Present City: Dallas Education: BM and BME, Baylor University; MM, Sam Houston State University Profession: Retired music faculty, Ouachita Baptist University Tell us about your family. I’ve been married to Charlie Fuller for 44 years. We have...

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I Am Wilshire: Damien Mitchell

Hometown: Abilene Present City: Dallas Education: B.S., Southern Nazarene University; M.D., Baylor College of Medicine Profession: Pediatrician Tell us about your family and work. I have been happily married to Keri Mitchell for 22 years, and we have been blessed with...

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I Am Wilshire: Kristen Rice

Full Name: Kristen Elizabeth Rice Hometown: Prairie Lea and Lolita, Texas Present City: Dallas Education: BFA, Baylor, 2002; MEd, University of Houston–Victoria, 2014 Profession: Founder and executive director of Color Me Empowered Tell us about your family. I’m a...

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I Am Wilshire: Abigail Hrbacek

Hometown: Temple Present City: Dallas Education: B.A. in Arts and Technologies, University of Texas at Dallas Profession: Marketing Specialist II (Graphic Designer) at Aon Tell us about your family. I live with my cat, Agatha, in my one-bedroom apartment. My fiancé,...

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I Am Wilshire: Linda Sacco

Hometown: McAlester, Oklahoma Present city: Richardson Education: Baylor University Profession: Retired foreign missionary, 
childbirth educator, birth and postpartum doula Tell us about your family. I was born in Tulsa but grew up in McAlester with a sister and...

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