52 Godly Men : Men of Today Teaching the Men of Tomorrow

Alan Knowles is the Superintendent of the Department of Support Services for Hamilton County Government. He is also the President of Dove Ministries, Inc. Educated at Trevecca Nazarene University, he is actively involved in his local church Eastwood Church (Ooltewah) as a Student Ministries Advisor, Chair of the Servant Leader team, member of the Finance and Operations Team and also as the Operations Administrator. He has been married to Tina for 22 years and has two children, Chelsey (20) and Coulter (18). Professional Experience 1980-1986 Law Enforcement 1986-currentDove Ministries, Inc 1993-current Hamilton County Government Community Involvement East Hamilton Ruritan Club: 2006-2008 President Ruritan: 2009 Treasurer Ruritan: 2010-current Projects Chair Hobbies Do-it-yourself projects: I love Lowe’s, Home Depot, Northern Tool & Tractor Supply; Lawn care. I have four acres to play with! Cars: Just finishing up restoration on a 1981 Camaro Z28 Two … Read entire article »

Richard is a bivocational pastor (called to the ministry at age 13) serving as the senior pastor at Blue Springs Baptist Church as well as the Municipal Systems Manager for Cleveland Utilities and the City of Cleveland.  He is married to Lisa and has a daughter, Danielle who is a sophomore at Lee University and a son Jeremy who is in 8th grade.  His hobbies include gardening, light farming, reading and hiking. Education BS – Information Technology System Management MA (in progress) – Religion Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Cisco Certified Network Associate Professional Experience Educational Specialist – Radio Shack/Tandy Corporation – 1986 – 1995 Network Manager – Cleveland Utilities – 1996 – 2001 Senior Network Administrator – Cleveland Utilities 2001 – 2002 MNA – Cleveland Utilities – 2002 – 2008 Municipal Systems Manager – Cleveland Utilities/City of … Read entire article »