President
Dr. George M. Thomas President and Chief Executive Officer
George M. Thomas is President and CEO of Adult & Teen Challenge of Texas. George began as a volunteer in New England in 2003 – eventually serving the Connecticut program in administrative, teaching, and counseling capacities for 2 years. During this time, he was licensed as an AG minister and helped birth an inner-city, “Teen Challenge church” near the New Haven campus. In 2006, George became the business administrator for Teen Challenge USA in Springfield, MO. He earned his Doctor of Ministry Degree from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. For his dissertation, George authored the Teen Challenge USA Best Practices Manual. With a passion to reach the 1.5 million drug and alcohol addicts in his home state of Texas, George joined Adult & Teen Challenge of Texas in June 2009. George’s spiritual gifts are teaching and administration and he finds the following traits as essential to working at Teen Challenge: dependence upon God, commitment to students, and ability to operate in a team environment. George earned his bachelor of science, majoring in Biology and Christianity, from Houston Baptist University. In 1999, he earned his Masters in Business Administration at University of Houston, concentrating in accounting and subsequently working as an accountant for various Fortune 500 companies in Houston prior to joining Teen Challenge. He and his wife Dolly, along with three daughters and 1 son, live in San Antonio.
Brenham Center Director
Jonathan Mitchell Brenham Men’s Director I was born in New Iberia, Louisiana. My father was in the military, so from birth throughout my young adolescence years my family moved several times. We returned to our home state of Louisiana after my father retired from the Navy in the mid 70’s. I graduated high school, and attended McNeese State University on a football scholarship, where I majored in business administration. I played two years of professional football and later attended the State of Louisiana Law Enforcement Academy. I received a state commission and worked as a narcotics agent for several years before I resigned. I entered Adult & Teen Challenge of Texas in February of 2000. On February 28, 2000, I received Christ as my Lord and Savior. Several days later I was baptized in the Holy Spirit, at which time I knew that my life had been changed forever. I completed the program in March of 2001 and completed an internship a year later. I then went to work for Cardell Cabinetry and became a production manager and worked there until 2007. In 2009 I returned to Teen Challenge of Texas as a general staff member in the admissions department and over the past five years I have worked at several different department head positions at the San Antonio men’s campus while receiving several training certificates through Teen Challenge. In September of 2014 I transferred to the Brenham men’s campus as the program coordinator to assist in the birthing of our 3rd phase-re-entry program. On January 1st of 2015 I become the campus Director of the Brenham program. I am currently in the process of acquiring my ministerial credentials through Global University. My lovely wife, Mary and I met some 13 years ago at 1st Assembly of God in San Antonio, Texas, and confirmed our love for one another with the exchanging of wedding vows before God and man on April 11, 2009. We have one son, three daughters, and one grandson. We consider it a privilege and an honor to serve our Lord and to be instruments used by Him in the process of transforming the lives of men that were without Hope. jonathan.mitchell@tctexas.org