John W. Ramsey, Jr., Vice-President: MA in geology from the University of Texas, President of Strategic Resources Corporation. As an entrepreneur, he has founded Strategic Resources, Syntheson Corporation, Tacticon Corporation, John Ramsey, Inc. and manages the Ramsey Ranch. He and his wife, Nancy Ramsey, donated substantial sums of money to support Bright Ideas School for the first 9 years of its existence.

Nancy Ramsey, Treasurer: bookkeeper for 32 years, handling financial records for Bright Ideas School, as well as for all of John Ramsey’s companies and Sunshine Natural Foods.

Jackye Plummer, Secretary: MEd in English and Education, Counseling Certification from Midwestern State University, and Administrative Certification from Midwestern State University and the University of North Texas. Jackye Plummer has 17 years of classroom teaching experience and 13 years administrative experience as Dean of Students and Assistant Principal at Rider High School in Wichita Falls, Texas. She is the author of eight books.

Dale Crow, Trustee: AS in Electronics; twenty-one years in military command, control and communications; four years as principle field engineer with Ford Aerospace, and Litton Data Systems in the United States, Germany and Kuwait. BBS in Theology (minor in Psychology); pastor ten years; most recently assistant city manager in Healdton, Oklahoma.

Roy Hash, Trustee: 26 years in the military, achieved Chief Warrant Officer, 3rd degree, a member of Special Forces in Desert Storm, is a captain in the Texas State Guard, is a commander of the 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, in the Texas State Guard of Wichita Falls, is a 3rd degree black belt in judo, is a certified judo and jujitsu coach, owns Texhoma Judo and Jujitsu, and is a manager at Singulair Wireless.

Dr. Mark Brown, Trustee: Doctor of Chiropractic from Parker College of Chiropractic in 1987, University of Missouri for pre-chiropractic. Opened Brown Chiropractic in 1988, has also started and managed seven other practices. Brown was President of Impact Practice Management and helped start and manage over 100 practices. He is president of Fun-damentals Self-Improvement Galleries, which is a company dedicated to helping others master the fundamentals in many different venues.

Dr. Michael Vandehey, Trustee: BA in Psychology/German from the University of Oregon, MS in Marriage and Family Therapy from Indiana State University, and his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Indiana State University. Dr. Vandehey is a licensed psychologist in the state of Texas. Currently, Dr. Vandehey is in his fourth year at MSU. He is the advisor to Psi Chi (Psychology Honor Society) and senior advisor to Mortar Board. Dr. Vandehey teaches a variety of courses including general psychology, developmental psychology, learning, abnormal, and psychology of the self. At the graduate level, he teaches marriage and family therapy, theories of counseling, child and adolescent clinical psychology, development across the life span, and career counseling.

Jerry Wallace, Trustee: BS in Sociology and Psychology from Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma, graduate work in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Mr. Wallace is self-employed as a farmer and landlord.

Dr. Richard Sutton, Trustee: Dr. of Radiology, retired.