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Our Board of Directors
Archie
Robinson
President
 Archie
Robinson is a Bay Area attorney who has been involved
with Advent for more than 20 years. He initially
met Mark Miller, Advent's Executive Director while
serving as City Team Ministry's Chairman of the
Board. When Advent (then Arbutus Ranch) broke
from City Team, Archie left to help form and grow
the fledgling Advent Group Ministries.
Archie states, "I respected
the integrity of Advent's mission and its leadership.
Their work is vital and results in changed lives."
Since that time, Archie has
been one of Advent's biggest supporters. He has
served as an Advent board member since 1986, continues
to be a major supporter of Advent's annual golf
tournament and has lent countless
hours of his legal expertise to the agency.
Archie
is married with four adult children. He attends
Calvary Church and enjoys golf and reading.
Kenneth
Love
Vice-President
 Kenneth
has been involved in ministry for almost two decades.
Most recently, he was an addictions counselor
and case manager for troubled youth and their
families at Advent Group Ministries for two years,
prior to becoming a board member in 2008.
Kenneth Love is a licensed and
ordained Christian minister who currently serves
at Abundant Life Christian Fellowship as Director
of Recovery Ministries. He graduated from Bay
Cities Bible Institute in Oakland, CA in June
1992 and from Bethany University in Scotts Valley,
CA in May 1996.
Kenneth is a Certified Alcohol
& Drug Counselor (CADC II), International
Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor (ICADC)
and Basic Certified Relapse Prevention Specialist
(BCRPS). He is considered a specialist in the
field of chemical addiction, 12-step recovery
and relapse prevention.
He and his wife Marsha are the
parents of five children, and reside in San Jose,
California.
Robert
Leonard
Treasurer
Robert
Leonard graduated from Purdue University as a
mechanical engineer. After college, he served
in the Navy for two years. He then began working
for Trane Air Conditioning in San Jose, where
he went on to manage the Industrial and Commercial
Division.
He has
served on Advent's Board of Directors since 1985,
when Arbutus Ranch broke from City Team to become
Advent Group Ministries (see Our History). Since
that time Bob has been an active supporter on
many levels. He is the current Treasurer of the
Board in addition to serving on the Finance Committee,
Executive Committee and Golf Committee.
Eric
Leonard
Secretary
Eric Leonard first heard about
Advent through his father, Robert Leonard, Board
Treasurer. After hearing the teens' testimonies
at Advent's annual BBQ, Eric, a long time supporter,
decided to get more involved and joined the board
in 2006.
Eric is the President of CleanSweep
Services, Inc., an exterior cleaning company.
He has attended Saratoga Federated Church since
childhood, where he serves as a deacon, teaches
in the youth and Sunday school programs and serves
on various committees.
Eric has been married to his
wife Tracy since 1989 and has three beautiful
school-age daughters. He coaches his daughter's
soccer team and volunteers at their schools. He
enjoys playing soccer and spending time with his
family.
Sherri
Stuart
Board Member
 Sherri
Stuart has served on Advent's board since 1995.
After working for the San Jose Housing Commission,
she founded her own one-woman grant writing company
and has written grants for many local not-for-profits.
Sherri's has donated untold
amounts of labor and expertise to help Advent
secure hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding
and continues to be a staple of the fundraising
that goes on at the agency.
She has shared her wisdom through
being a mentor for troubled kids in her home town.
She also serves as a key volunteer for St. Joseph's
food program in Gilroy, and is a member of Gilroy
Arts Alliance. In 2008 her dedication and singular
value to her community was recognized through
her being named Woman of the Year for the City
of Gilroy.
Gary Wimp
Board Member
Gary Wimp was introduced to Advent at one of the annual BBQ events and was “inspired by the testimonies” from current teen participants and the “positive impact that Advent has had on their lives”.
Gary is a commercial realtor with Saratoga Investment and Management Company in Campbell and has just recently joined the Advent board. He graduated from Regis University in Denver, Colorado and received his Masters Degree in Human Relations from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. He is an elder in his church, the Highway Community in Mountain View, where he served for two years as Chairman of the Board. Gary lives in Los Altos, CA with his wife, Shelia, and they have a son, Jason, who is in college.
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