Salvation Army of North Texas Makes Moves Within Executive Leadership

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The Salvation Army of North Texas is making moves within its personnel as members transition into new roles and eleven new officers join the team.

Now serving as planning and development consultant is Blake Fetterman, who's taking on a contractor role to focus on the planning and development for capital projects and corresponding programs. She'll be the "point person for building relationships with policymakers, assessing needs in local communities, and developing concepts that lead to long-term sustainability," according to a news release. Fetterman comes into this role after serving as executive director of the Carr P. Collins Social Service Center in Dallas, The Salvation Army's largest overnight shelter in the world.

Also moving up is Beckie Wach, formerly the executive director of the J.E. & L.E. Mabee Social Service Center in Fort Worth (the hub for The Salvation Army of North Texas’ operations in Tarrant County), who'll now serve as executive director of adult and family programs. In this role, Wach will lead the planning, development, administration, and supervision of the organization’s adult and family services; she'll be responsible for directing staff selection, policy and procedure development, and compliance at The Salvation Army of North Texas’ 21 centers of operation across Dallas, Tarrant and Ellis, and Denton and Collin counties. According to a news release, Wach is also in charge of "scaling our evidence-based programs across The Salvation Army of North Texas’ five-county region and ensuring our programs operate with fidelity."

Additional leadership moves include the following: 

  • Sarah Masih is now the director of adult and family services in Dallas County. Masih serves at the Carr P. Collins Social Service Center, which provides for the most vulnerable individuals and families in Dallas. She also coordinates services at the corps community centers in Dallas County. Masih and the team at Carr P. Collins provide shelter, support services, and spiritual and practical help.
  • Deborah Bullock is now the director of adult and family services in Tarrant and Ellis Counties. She is responsible for coordinating services offered at the corps community centers in Tarrant and Ellis Counties. With Majors Frankco and Martha Higdon, Bullock provides spiritual help, shelter, meals, rental assistance, and more to those in need at the J.E. & L.E. Mabee Social Service Center in Fort Worth.
  • Sharon Goodlette is now the senior manager of adult and family services, Denton and Collin Counties, for the North Texas Area Command. Goodlette coordinates services at The Salvation Army corps community centers in the two-county area.

Eleven new officers are also joining the North Texas chapter:

  • Majors Frankco and Martha Higdon, Lancaster Corps
  • Lieutenants Armando and Mayela Acosta, Northside Corps
  • Captains Ben and Charlsie Godwin, Lewisville Corps
  • Lieutenants Cody and Amanda Johns, Irving Corps
  • Lieutenant Christina Drozdovschi, McKinney Corps
  • Lieutenants Luis and Marianne Villanueva, Pleasant Grove Corps

“Our first priority is to ensure that the Area Command has the resources and capacity to serve as North Texas recovers from the pandemic. Our neighbors in North Texas are facing unemployment, lost wages, eviction, and homelessness due to coronavirus," Major Todd Hawks said in a statement. “Our team is committed to serving the community and providing as much help, support, and relief as possible.”

More information about The Salvation Army of North Texas is available here.