Meet Our Staff

Role & Responsibility: I serve as the IFS Texas Licensed Child Placing Agency Administrator (LCPAA) and  oversee the general operations of IFS, including our systems and information technology.

Family: I married the beautiful Anne Whittemore in 1977. We met in Oxford, MS, after I “climbed in through the bathroom window” (imagine Joe Cocker playing the background; hey, it was the 70s). We are the parents of 5 children and 9 grandchildren.

Part of the IFS Team Since: 1996

Little Known Fact About Me: I am a published author and once was the managing editor of psychology magazine. I am a student of theology and history and love reading, studying and practicing the truths of Christ in our late-modern culture within faith communities. My hobbies have included: beekeeper (I know, weird) and home brewing (mead and beer). At one point my beekeeping became a small business and I have sold my share of wonderful Texas Gulf Coast honey (but I give away my home brew).

Contact Information: richard@ifservices.org