I Am Wilshire

I Am Wilshire: Gil Brand

Hometown: Gulfport, Mississippi Present City: Dallas Education: Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Mississippi State University Profession: 10 years with Computer Associates and 21 years with Bank of America; IT Systems Engineer Tell us about your family. Marilyn and...

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I Am Wilshire: Tina Johnson

Hometown: Houston Present City: Dallas Education: B.A., Journalism and English, M.A., English literature, Baylor University Profession: Director, Proposal Messaging and Storytelling, Maximus Tell us about your family. My husband, Bill, and I married in June 2011. My...

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I Am Wilshire: Lynette DeBose

Hometown: Ardmore, Oklahoma Present City: Dallas Education: B.A. in English Profession: Office administrator Tell us about your family. I am one of four kids born to educators who were the first in their families to receive college degrees. This was quite a feat in...

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I Am Wilshire: Ben Gibson

Hometown: Muskogee, Oklahoma Present City: The Colony Education: SMU Guildhall Profession: Video game developer Tell us about your family. Oldest sibling of three! How about your work or volunteer life? I’ve worked at Gearbox Software since 2017 as a game programmer...

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I Am Wilshire: Elliana Mitchell

Hometown/Present City: Dallas Education: Currently at Woodrow Wilson High School Profession: Part-time babysitter *wink wink* Tell us about your family. I am the oldest daughter in my family. My mom is Keri, my dad is Damien and my sister is Everly. I also have two...

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I Am Wilshire: Gayle Lawson

Hometown: I was raised in Clarksville, a town of about 3,500 people in East Texas. Present City: I’ve lived in Dallas since I graduated from UT–Austin, where I majored in accounting. Profession: I worked several years for Trammell Crow Company as a controller and an...

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I Am Wilshire: Katherine Stevens

Hometown: Wichita Falls Present City: Dallas Education: Baylor University Profession: Undergraduate Admissions Marketing Copywriter for Baylor University Tell us about your family. I was raised in Wichita Falls, Texas, by parents who are very involved in the church....

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I Am Wilshire: Allene Jordan

Hometown: Cherry Valley, Arkansas Present City: Dallas Education: I went through 4th grade in a one- room school house and then went to a regular school through 12th grade. Profession: Insurance sales (retired) Tell us about your family. The love-of-my-life husband,...

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I Am Wilshire: Griffin Moore

Present City: Dallas Education: 6th grader at Sudie L. Williams 
Talented and Gifted Academy Tell us about your family. My parents are Geoff and Nicki Moore, and I am an only child. We moved to Dallas from Los Angeles in 2021. What are your future aspirations? I’d...

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I Am Wilshire: Donna Manning

Name: Donna Pearl Manning Hometown: Nacogdoches, Texas Present City: Fort Worth Education: Bachelor of Music, Stephen F. Austin; Master of Religious Education and Master of Divinity, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Post-graduate studies, Brite Divinity...

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