Leadership
Simeon May, CAE, CPA, CCA
Chief Executive Officer
Email: simeon@nacba.net
972.699.7555
Simeon May took office as the association's fourth Executive Director on May 1, 1998. He was the unanimous choice of the seven-member Executive Director Search Committee and the Board of Directors. In recognition of Simeon’s earning the designation of CAE (see below) the Board of Directors officially changed his title to Chief Executive Officer in March of 2004.
Prior to his selection, Simeon served as Minister of Business Administration for the First Baptist Church of Richardson, Texas, for almost fifteen years. Simeon joined the FBCR staff in September of 1983 after having been a layman in the church the previous seven years. As a layman he held several leadership positions in the church including Deacon. In 1994 Simeon was Ordained to the Gospel Ministry by the church. He has been a member of FBCR since 1976.
Simeon served on the NACBA Board for seven years from 1989 to 1996 including the last two of those years as President. His other service to NACBA includes that of President of the Dallas Chapter and instructor in Church Accounting for the NACBA certification program. He is a Certified Church Administrator (CCA) from NACBA. Simeon is also a past president of the association for Baptist church administrators.
In January 2004 Simeon earned the designation Certified Association Executive (CAE) from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). Among association professionals “CAE” is an indication of demonstrated skill in leadership and expertise in association management. Simeon has also served on the board of directors for the Dallas-Fort Worth Association Executives (DFWAE) including two years as president.
Simeon was humbled and honored to receive the Award of Excellence from DFWAE in 2010 and the Association Executive Leadership Award from Multiview, Inc. in 2011.
Although a native of Louisville, Mississippi, Simeon declared himself a Texan while attending Baylor University. At Baylor, he earned the Bachelor of Business Administration degree as an Accounting major and later became a Certified Public Accountant. Simeon is a Life Member of the Baylor Alumni Association.
In addition to his memberships in ASAE and DFWAE, Simeon is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Texas Society of CPAs. Simeon serves on the Religious Practices Advisory Committee for the Richardson Independent School District. He has also served on the Business and Audit Committee of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.
In September 2011, Simeon was appointed to a Panel of Religious Sector Representatives, which advises The Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations. The commission was formed following a staff report issued by U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) that focused on the financial practices of six high-profile media-based Christian ministries. After releasing the findings of his three-year inquiry, the senator asked the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability to spearhead an independent national effort to review and provide input on major accountability and policy issues affecting religious and other nonprofit organizations.
Simeon is married to Denise May, the Principal at Big Springs Elementary School in the Richardson Independent School District and the Pianist for the First Baptist Church of Richardson. Their three children are Emily, Joel, and Julie, all Baylor graduates and all teachers in public education in Texas.
J. Phillip Martin, MA, CAE, CCA
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Email: phill@nacba.net
214.446.5702
www.twitter.com/jphillmar
www.phillmartin.net
A native of Huntsville, Alabama, Phill joined the staff of NACBA in June, 2000, as Director of Education. In March of 2006 he became the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Association. Phill has completed twenty-four years of service in various position of ministry in the local church, most recently as Associate Pastor of Administration of First Baptist Church, Richardson, Texas. For twelve years he served as Senior Educator/Administrator of South Main Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. In addition, he has served First Baptist Church, Chamblee, Georgia (now John's Creek Baptist Church), South Avondale Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, and First Baptist Church in Richmond, Texas.
Phill graduated from Samford University, where he earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree. He received a Master of Arts in Religious Education from Southwestern Seminary and has done post-graduate work at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Administration at Rice University. He was ordained to the gospel ministry by Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas. He is a Certified Association Executive through the American Society of Association Executives.
Phill is a Certified Church Administrator (CCA) by the NACBA and prior to working for the association served on its board as Central Area Vice President and Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications. He is the original developer of the association's website and continues to serves as webmaster.
Active in his faith community, he has served as an elected officer of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, having held its top elected position as Moderator of the governing board 2002-03. He previously served as an at-large member of its Coordinating Council chairing the Communication and Marketing Ministry Group. In addition he has served on their Information System Task Force to develop technology strategies for the organization and chaired the local arrangement committee for the 1998 Houston General Assembly. For three years, Gloria and Phill served as member care counselors for mission personnel serving primarily in Eastern Europe.
Phill served as President of the Baptist Church Business Administration Association and holds their certification. He has served on the Business and Audit Committee of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Phill is a member of the American Society of Training and Development, World at Work, the American Society of Association Executives, and the Dallas-Fort Worth Association Executives.
He and his wife Gloria have two daughters, Lauren, a Georgia Tech Industrial Engineer works in the corporate office of Michael's Corporation, in Irving, TX, and Andrea, a University of Texas in Austin Nutrition Major, lives in Irving and works with WIC as a nutritional counselor. Gloria holds the Masters of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from University of Houston – Clearlake and has a private practice as well as works with the Robert Beaver’s Family Center. Gloria and Phill are members of the Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas.
Tammy Mirau
Administrative Associate
Email: tammy@nacba.net
214.446.5710
Ruth Swingle
Membership Associate
Email: ruth@nacba.net
214.446.5703
Rose Ella McCleary
Education Associate
Email: rose.ella@nacba.net
214.446.5705
Ernestine Haas
Conference Manager
Email: ernestine@nacba.net
214.446.5706
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Dana T. Fickling, CCA
President
First Presbyterian Church
1000 Penn St
Fort Worth, TX 76102-3416
Work Phone: (817) 335-1231
Email: dfickling@fpcfw.org
Thomas D. Danklefsen, CCA
Vice President
Grove City United Methodist Church
2650 Columbus St
Grove City, OH 43123-2807
Work Phone:(614) 875-5612
Email: TomD@gcumc.org
Rev. Ross Burton, CCA
Secretary
First Baptist Church
701 S Main St
Jonesboro, AR 72401-3547
Work Phone: (870) 932-3456
Email: rburton@fbcjonesboro.org
Denise Craig, CCA
Director
Abba's House
5208 Hixson Pike
Hixson, TN 37343-3929
Work Phone: (423) 877-6462
Email: denisec@abbashouse.com
Ron Fischer CCA
Director
Covenant Presbyterian Church
720 Emerson Dr NE
Palm Bay, FL 32907-1430
Work Phone: (321) 727-2661
Email: rfischer@covenantpalmbay.org
Cynthia B. McInvale, CCA
Director
College Park Baptist Church
1914 Edgewater Dr
Orlando, FL 32804-5898
Work Phone: (407) 843-0140
Email: cmcinvale@mycpbc.org
Laura L. Mikush, CCA
Director
The Presbyterian Church of Sewickley
414 Grant St
Sewickley, PA 15143-1231
Work Phone: (412) 741-4550
Email: lmikush@sewickleypresby.org
Rev. Ronald W. Newhouse, CCA
Director
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
13555 Hillcrest Rd
Dallas, TX 75240-5412
Work Phone: (972) 991-1166
Email: ron@devotions.net
John Scibilia, CCA
Director
Saint James' Church
865 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10021-4195
Work Phone: (212) 774-4240
Email: jscibilia@stjames.org
Betty O'Neil
Saint Luke's Episcopal Church
3736 Montrose Rd
Birmingham, AL 35213-3832
Work Phone: (205) 802-6201
Email: boneil@saint-lukes.com