Chris
Potts
Executive Director
Chris Potts has called Waynesville,
Missouri home since his family moved to Ft. Leonard Wood in 1988. Being in a
military family, Chris spent his childhood traveling throughout the United
States and Europe. He is a 1994 graduate of Waynesville High School, and
received an Associates Degree in Business Management from Springfield College
(Springfield, Missouri) in 2000.
Chris began a
career with Wal-Mart, Inc. in 1997 as an intern in Bolivar, Missouri and
quickly excelled within the company. He accepted a position as Assistant
Manager in California, Maryland and in 2001 was transferred to the Chicago
area were he was promoted to Co-Manager. In 1996, Chris married Rachel, his
high school sweetheart. After the birth of their first child, Jayden, in 2004,
Chris resigned from Wal-Mart and moved back to Waynesville to be near family.
Chris became
Executive Administrator of Heavens View in August 2004. His business
experience in management and communication are an asset to Heavens View.
Jamie Shepard
Educational Director / Principal
Norma Houston
Residential Care Director
Lin Paddock
Chaplain
Lin Paddock retired
from Civil Service on September 30, 2004, after 29 years of service. Lin
spent 24 1/2 of those years working in the legal field for the United States
Army. As a litigation paralegal, Lin assisted military prosecutors and
Assistant U.S. Attorneys in the prosecution of criminals in both military and
civilian courts. In 1992, she established one of the first Victim Assistance
Programs in the Army at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri; it remains a model for
the U.S. Army today. She assisted numerous victims of crimes, concentrating
on victims of violent crime. Lin also acted as an advisor to other victim
advocates and conducted training seminars to members of various disciplines
who were involved in victim assistance. Prior to retiring, Lin proposed a new
concept to the Judge Advocate General's Corps concerning the prosecution of
crimes involving child abuse: The Child Multi-Advocacy Team. This concept
brought together a multi-disciplinary approach of investigative,
prosecutorial, and crisis intervention and follow-up counseling to minimize
trauma to the child victim while enhancing the effectiveness of the
investigation and prosecution of the crime in the military justice system.
Lin remains dedicated to victims' rights.
Lin graduated
summa cum laude from Drury College (later renamed Drury University) with a
Bachelor's Degree in English. She pursued her graduate education at Southwest
Missouri State University receiving her Master of Arts Degree in English with
a concentration in early American literature. Lin began teaching part-time
for Drury University's College of Continuing Studies in the spring semester of
2000. Since that time, she has taught various composition and literature
courses including English Composition, Introduction to Literature, Expository
Writing, Literature of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, American Literature
and Culture I and II, Women Writers, Living Writers, and Modern Drama. She
presently teaches at both St. Robert and Lebanon Campuses. As an educator,
she believes that expectation inspires excellence.
Lin and her husband
of 33 years, Dave, live in Richland, Missouri. They have two daughters, one
son, and three delightful grandsons. Lin and Dave regularly attend Grace
Covenant Christian Center and have since 1990.
Becky Grimm
Bible Studies Director
visitors since May 20, 2005