Interim HT Director - Provided clinical and administrative leadership for the daily operations of the program.
VP, Residential Services - Provided leadership, administrative assistance, training and oversight for Aspire's Women's Residential Program - Seminole, Women's Residential Program - Orange; Men's Residential Program; Supportive Housing Services; and the HOME Program.
Sr. Director, Men's Residential Services - Responsibility for the daily operations of Aspire's Men's Residential Services including Men's Residential Level 2; Men's Residential Level 3; VA Grant and Per Diem serving adult males and homeless male veterans including clinical supervision of mental health and substance abuse treatment services, financial management, and physical plant operations.
Program Director, Women's Residential Program - Responsibility for daily operations of 32 bed program for pregnant Post-Partum women and infants including clinical supervision of mental health and substance abuse treatment services, on-site childcare for children up to age 5; financial management; and physical plant operations.
Program Director, Treatment Alternatives to Street Crimes - Responsibility for daily operations of the Adult, Adolescent, and In-Jail components including clinical supervision of program staff. Assisted in conducting substance abuse and mental health assessments.
Dr. James Sims currently serves as Chief Medical Officer at St. Hope Foundation. Dr. Sims received his medical degree from Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio and completed Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency at the Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. He completed his fellowship training in Infectious Disease in 2010 at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
He is a board certified Internal Medicine and has a special interest in the treatment and prevention of HIV, hepatitis C, and tuberculosis infections. Dr. Sims has also added qualifications in HIV management through certification by the American Academy of HIV Medicine. He has served on various community boards to include Healing Hands Organization. He served as Section Chief, Infectious Disease at Park Plaza Hospital in Houston, Texas. He is a member of such notable medical associations as the American College of Physicians, Texas Medical Society, Harris County Medical Society, and the Infectious Disease of America.
The Lord has placed me in this career and he allows me to connect with patients and understand their conditions. I am gifted in this field because I listen not just to hear them but to actually listen, which helps me to diagnose better. I listen to diagnose, but this gifting allows me to hear them in ways others do not - which allows me to connect and allows me to better serve them.
EDUCATION
Howard University, BS, Microbiology
Georgetown School of Medicine, MD
AWARDS
Top Doctors of Orlando 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Reverend Dr. Brenda Wallace is an Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE) Certified Educator. She has served as a certified educator at the Veteran's Administration (VA) in Atlanta, Ga; Veteran's Administration in Jackson, MS; St. Francis Hospital in Columbus, GA; Chapters Health System in Tampa, FL; James A. Haley VA in Tampa, FL; Care & Counseling Center of Georgia in Decatur; GA; The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH; and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. She also found time to engage in mission work where she taught ministers at United Theological College of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica. She has served the parish as an Assistant Pastor of Oakhurst Baptist Church in Decatur, GA and the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA. To preach in the same pulpit as the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was one of Brenda's highest achievements. She was ordained an American Baptist minister in 1998.
Dr. Wallace developed a community ministry program and served as the Director of Chaplaincy in the south Atlanta community known as The Villages of East Lake formerly known as "Little Vietnam" in Atlanta - a very troubled inner city low income community. She was a member of Princeton Seminary's Pastor-Theologian (PSPT) three year program from 2004 to 2007. During this time she developed three award winning papers: A Womanist Hermeneutic of
Romans 1:16; Re-Traditioning the Church of Jesus Christ; and Chaplaincy Program in the Villages of East Lake: Lifting Up and Supporting the Soul of the Community and Its People.
Her publications include:
"A Womanist Approach to Pastoral Care and the Use of African American Spirituals" in Theologies from REM's Women of Color: Racial Ethnic Multicultural Network. Watermark Press, 2003.
"The Bitter Sting of Rejection" and "Prayer on All Saints Day" in Bless This Weary World: Prayers at Oakhurst. Trafford, 2003.
"Motherhood Archetype: Mothers of Justice" in Society for Biblical Literature Semeia Studies. Society of Biblical Literature, 2009.
Perceptions of Live Experiences of Clinical Pastoral Education Students, Dissertation. Walden University, 2015.
Clinical Pastoral Education: A Survival Kit. Self-published, 2017.
Former Justice James E.C. Perry was the 85th Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, serving from 2009-2016. He was appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor Charlie Crist and took office on March 11, 2009. Before his appointment, he served as a Circuit judge of Florida's Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, being appointed to this position in March 2000 by Governor Jeb Bush. Justice Perry later served as Chief Judge of the Circuit for a two year term from 2003-2005.
He is a native of New Bern, North Carolina. He attended Saint Augustine's University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Accounting in 1966. After serving the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant, he went on to earn his Juris Doctorate degree from Columbia Law School in 1972. Justice Perry met his future bride, Adrienne M. Perry, Ph.D., while at Columbia Law School. They have three children, two attorneys and a human resource manager.
Justice Perry has been actively involved in many community activities. A dedicated father, Perry managed his son's AAU basketball team, the SanLando Greyhounds and played an active roll in all their sports activities. Justice Perry's commitment to improving children's lives extends beyond his own family. As founder and president of the Jackie Robinson Sports Association, Perry built a baseball league serving 650 at-risk boys and girls - the largest in the nation. The Association did more that coach baseball, volunteers served as mentors and provided free tutoring. Justice Perry served as captain of the Heart of Florida United Way Campaign and his firm served as general counsel for the Florida Chapter Branches of the NAACP. He serves as the chairman of the Board of Trustees of St. Augustine University. Justice Perry has been a member of the Carter Tabernacle CME Church of Orlando for more than thirty years and is a former member of its Board of Trustees.
As an attorney, Justice Perry was widely recognized for his legal skills and abilities. Justice Perry was senior partner in the law firm of Perry & Hicks, P.A., specializing in civil and business law prior to his appointment to the bench. Justice Perry was the first African-American appointed to the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. Governor Jeb Bush issued this statement when he appointed Justice Perry to the circuit bench in March of 2000.
James brings a high level of professionalism, knowledge, and skill to the bench. His community service and commitment to the Jackie Robinson Little League demonstrates his dedication to the community. I am confident that his expertise, strong commitment, and dedication will continue to be an asset to the 18th Judicial Circuit and the state.
Following his appointment to the circuit court bench, Justice Perry ran unopposed to retain his seat. Justice Perry retired from the Florida Supreme Court on December 30, 2016.
Dr. Pruiett-Edwards is the senior director of programs at Educate Texas, leading our efforts around college and career readiness for all students.
She is committed to the success of all students across Texas and has committed countless hours to develop technical assistance to more than 300 campuses including ECHS, PTECH/ICIA, and TSTEM. Reo has seen firsthand that this work is the difference-maker for first-generation, underrepresented and low-income students, leading to greater outcomes for students to compete in a global society.
Previously, Dr. Pruiett-Edwards worked in all levels of education from K-16. She has been a teacher, mentor educator, science specialist, vice principal, principal and district director. She has supported strategic planning for school districts, community colleges and four-year institutions. During her career, she has mentored more than 35 assistant principals, 15 principals, 20 district leaders and a host of other educators in different career roles.
Dr. Pruiett-Edwards holds a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from Union University.