Elders
Jack Palmer - Chairman of the Elder Board
Jack Palmer and his family started attending Grace in 1962 and he and Betty have been here since. The three kids have grown up, married and moved on. Two of them attend Shadow Mountain with their families and the third lives in South Carolina with her ten year old son. Jack and Betty have a total of five grandkids. Jack moved to San Diego to start work for the San Diego County Probation department, where he worked for about 32 years. Since retiring he has been a volunteer Chaplain at Juvenile Hall, where he works with teenaged boys.
Wayne Clookie
Wayne is an Investigator for the District Attorney's
Office. He and his wife Barbara have three sons and they have been attending Grace for the past eight years. Wayne is is serving his second term as an Elder at Grace.
Thomas Gregory
Tom served 20 years in the U.S. Navy in the aviation field, retiring as a Lieutenant Commander. Tom is a private pilot, certified scuba diver, and holds many financial licenses. He has Business Degrees from the University of Maryland and National University. Tom is now a Regional Vice President with Primerica, a Citi Company where he helps people get out of debt and become financially independent. He has attended Grace for over 9 years; is married and has three children and three grandchildren. Tom is serving his second term as an Elder at Grace.
Tim Owen
Tim has been attending Grace Church for 3 years. Over the course of his 6-year marriage, he and his wife Roxanna had attended two churches. Within the first few weeks at Grace they new that it would be the church where their family could get grounded and involved. Tim and Roxanna have two children, Isabella and Ethan. They look forward to being at Grace for many years and seeing the Church make an impact in the lives of members and the community. Tim is serving his first term as an elder at Grace.
