Board of Trustees

List of 7 members.

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  Simon "Trey" Hendershot III  

  President

  Bio

  Born and raised in Gonzales, Texas, Mr. Hendershot is a native Texan and graduate of Texas A&M University. He received his B.B.A. in Business Management and was a member of the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band and the Corps of Cadets. Trey was named Distinguished Military Graduate and upon graduation, received a commission as an Infantry Officer in the United States Army. Mr. Hendershot also served as a Judge Advocate General Officer for the 36th Brigade 50th Armored Division.
   

  Trey received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law in 1987. Mr. Hendershot is currently the managing shareholder of the Houston-based law firm, Kerr, Hendershot & Cannon, P.C. where he leads the Business Law and Regulatory sections. Trey is a member of the Texas State Bar and American Health Lawyers Association.
  
  He and his wife, Cherie, reside in Fort Bend County where they are active at Sugar Creek Baptist Church and with multiple local charities. They have three daughters, two alums and one who currently attends Fort Bend Christian Academy.
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  Alicia Scala 

  Vice President

  Bio

  Alicia Scala was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Texas Woman’s University and went on to earn her Masters in Health Care Administration from TWU.  Alicia worked as an RN for many years, eventually transitioning to leadership roles at various hospitals and health care institutions. She helped start up an outpatient surgery center as the Chief Executive Officer and two hospitals as the Chief Nurse Officer before leaving her last position as CNO with St. Luke’s Sugar Land Hospital to be a stay at home mom. Alicia has many years of experience working as a senior leader with multiple boards and wants to use this knowledge and expertise to help Fort Bend Christian Academy be successful in line with God’s perfect plan for the school.
  
  

  Alicia has one son, Eddie Scala, Jr., who is in middle school at Fort Bend Christian Academy. Alicia is active in the community, her church and serves on many volunteer committees at FBCA. Her desire is for God's grace and protection to cover Fort Bend Christian Academy. Alicia hopes that each student and graduate may enter the world knowing that they are a child of God and with His strength and guidance they can accomplish great things.
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  Josh LaRocca 

  Secretary

  Bio

  Mr. LaRocca has been a resident of Sugar Land for nearly 20 years, including being an active participant in the FBCA community for the past 11 years. A graduate of Rice University, Josh earned a B.A. triple major in Pre-Med, Exercise Science and Political Science. Since graduation from Rice, Josh has been a member of the Greater Houston commercial real estate industry, currently as a founding Principal of the Avison Young Houston office. Before beginning his full-time real estate career, Josh participated in the NFL-Europe professional football league, as well as brief stints with the NFL’s Denver Broncos and Dallas Cowboys. During his tenure at Rice University, Josh was the starting quarterback and team captain, as well as Academic All-Southwest Conference in both his junior and senior years. In his junior year, he led the football team to the Southwest Conference championship.
  
  

  Married for 22 years, Josh and his wife, Jenn, have one child, Owen, who is currently a senior at FBCA. Josh and Jenn are active participants in the Sugar Land community, including being members of The Bridge Fellowship Church. Josh’s other activities include acting as vice chairman of the City of Sugar Land’s Zoning Board of Adjustment, an active member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), and recently completing a three-year tenure as president of Sugar Land Little League. Josh maintains a lifetime membership in Rice University’s prestigious “R” Association.
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  Jeff Smith 

  Treasurer

  Bio

  Jeff Smith grew up in Conroe, Texas and graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. While at Texas A&M, he was a member of the Corps of Cadets and served in the Ross Volunteers honor guard for the governor of Texas. Upon graduation, Mr. Smith joined Arthur Andersen & Co.’s Houston office audit division holding the position of Senior Auditor before his departure in 1988. Jeff joined Baker Hughes Incorporated in 1998, a supplier of oilfield services, products, technology and systems to the oil and natural gas industry worldwide, where he served as Senior Internal Auditor to operations worldwide. Jeff joined BJ Services Company as Financial Reporting Manager in 1990. BJ Services Company supplies pressure pumping (fracturing and cementing) and oilfield services to the oil and natural gas industry worldwide. He held numerous positions within the company, with his last position as Senior Vice President, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Smith currently serves as a private investor and provides independent consulting services to the oilfield services industry, and is an active member of the Mays Business School Development Council, Texas A&M University.
  
  

  Jeff and his wife, Christine, have two children.  Their son, Taylor, graduated from Fort Bend Christian Academy in 2014 and daughter, Julia, is a 2017 graduate.

• Russell "Brant" Baird 

  President & COO
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  James "Jim" Brown 

  Bio

  Jim Brown brings more than 20 years of senior executive experience in the healthcare industry, with more than a decade as a chief executive officer. He presently serves as CEO of HCA Houston Healthcare North Cypress. Previously, he served as Chief Development Officer of HCA Gulf Coast Division, CEO of Memorial Hermann Ambulatory Services, and CEO of Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital.
  
  Jim earned his Masters of Science in Healthcare Administration from Trinity University in San Antonio and holds a BBA in Marketing from Texas A&M University. He is a regular guest lecturer at Texas A&M’s Mays College of Business and has served as a preceptor for both Trinity University’s MHA and Texas A&M’s Masters of Public Health programs. He serves on the advisory board for Trinity’s Healthcare Administration Program and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
  
  In addition to the FBCA Board of Trustees, Jim serves on the boards of Ft. Bend Education Foundation where he is a Past President, Parks Youth Ranch, and CyFair Houston Chamber of Commerce.
  
  Jim and his wife Heather are parents to five FBCA students spanning the lower, middle, and upper schools. His involvement with FBCA began in 2007 through professional affiliation, and he has been an FBCA parent since 2010. Heather is active with the school’s advancement activities.
  
  Jim and Heather reside in Sugar Land and are members of Sugar Creek Baptist Church. He is very proud to be the son of two career educators and is a native of Paris, Texas.
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  Bob Page 

  Bio

  Bob Page is a retired United States Air Force Brigadier General who most recently served as the Deputy Chief of Chaplains of the United States Air Force from 2012 to 2016 and as a member of the Armed Forces Chaplains Board.
  
  

  Chaplain (Brig. Gen.) Page received his commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at Louisiana State University in 1973 where he obtained a B.A. in History. He completed his undergraduate navigation training at Mather Air Force Base, Calif. in 1975 and served as a navigator, instructor navigator and Standards and Evaluation senior navigator. Page continued his education at Golden Gate University in San Francisco, California, earning a Master of Public Administration in 1978.
  
  

  Page left active duty in 1980 to attend Southwestern Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas where he received a Master of Divinity degree. After graduation, he served as a pastor and as a chaplain in the Air National Guard and Army Reserves.
   

  Page has received many major awards and decorations including the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters and the Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters. He was inducted into the Louisiana State University Hall of Distinction and the LSU Hall of Honor for distinguished military service. He also holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, Illinois.
  
  

  Page currently serves as the President of Grace and Hope for Children and Pastor for Care Ministry at River Pointe Church in Richmond, Texas. He and his wife, Ruth, have a granddaughter who is a 2018 graduate.