Hometown: São Paulo, Brazil Present City: Dallas Education: B.S., Computer Sciences, São Paulo Univ.; B.A., Journalism, Portland State Univ. Profession: I’m a print and film director. If you ever saw a shiny automobile and felt like you needed it (although you...
I Am Wilshire: Jeff Hampton
Hometown: Richardson Present City: Garland Education: B.A., Journalism, Baylor University Profession: Journalism, communications, writing Tell us about your family. My wife, LeAnn, and I have been married 14 years. We met at Wilshire, primarily through Wilshire Winds...
I Am Wilshire: Grant Stewart
Hometown: Dallas Present City: Dallas Education: BFA Wood from Tennessee Tech Profession: Fine Furniture Maker Tell us about your family. My parents, Chris and Al Stewart, are both members at Wilshire. My twin brother Curtis works the cameras for the church’s...
I Am Wilshire: Mark McKenzie
Hometown: Fort Worth Present City: Dallas — for a couple more days Education: UT Austin, bachelor’s in advertising Profession: Advertising/Communications Tell us about your family. Geri and I met in high school and married in 1992 after college. Our daughter, Harper,...
I Am Wilshire: Sean Henry
Hometown: Richardson Present City: Dallas Education: Bachelor in film production, University of Texas Profession: Hospitality Tell us about your family. Melissa and I met and married in Austin. We’ll celebrate 20 years on Jan. 1. Our daughter Ananda is sneaky funny...
I Am Wilshire: LeAnn Hampton
Hometown: Garland Present City: Garland Education: B.S. in education and M.S. in speech-language pathology, Baylor University Profession: Speech-language pathologist first and then administrator for preschool programs. After early retirement in 2014, my second career...
I Am Wilshire: Gene Rice
Hometown: Yoakum, Texas Present City: Dallas Education: Doctorate of Ministry from Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary by way of Victoria College, TAMU, Baylor (BA, Religion) and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv). Tell us about your family. In...
I Am Wilshire: Chris Barker
Hometown: Dallas Present City: Dallas Profession: Director of Environmental Services at Juliette Fowler Communities Tell us about your family. I am the father of three beautiful girls, Randi Dao, 32, Alison, 15, and Charlotte, 11. I’ve been the husband of Rachel...
I Am Wilshire: Steve McDaniel
Hometown: I grew up in Dallas, but was born in Borger, Texas. Present City: Dallas Education: My educational and professional background span aerospace engineering (gig ’em, Aggies) to teaching psychology at a university in Morocco, with seminary and pastoring in the...
I Am Wilshire: Rachel Barker
Hometown and Present City: Dallas Education: Master’s in educational administration from Concordia University, Austin Profession: Pre-K teacher, Mesquite ISD Tell us about your family. My family starts with my 93-year-old mother, Barbara Baker. That is not a typo; my...
