Board Of Directors
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Joe Bray
In his current role as President of the Board of Directors of Hope Services, Joe brings a wealth of administrative experience in program development, policy writing, and strategic planning. A retired educator and pastor, he most recently served as the founding Headmaster of The Paideia School, a K-12 Classical Christian academy in Tampa. He had previously served in leadership in several schools and churches in Illinois, Kentucky, and Florida.
Joe is an alum of Lincoln Christian University (B.A. in Christian Education), Lincoln Christian Seminary (M.A. in Theology and Philosophy), and Lexington Theological Seminary (M.Div. in Theology).
Joe has enjoyed forty-six years of marriage with his high school sweetheart, Cindy. They have two adult children and five grandchildren.
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James “Bo” Bowman
Bo has served in the pastoral ministry in the Tampa area for the past thirteen years. He currently serves as the lead teaching elder at Holiday Bible Church, as well as being the Inmate Chaplain at the Pasco County Detention Center for the Pasco County Sheriff Department.
Bo earned an undergraduate degree in Biblical Studies from Bob Jones University in 2001. He then earned his M.A. in Pastoral Studies from Bob Jones Seminary in 2007.
His wife Lacy and their four children make up the rest of the Bowman family.
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Dan Mitchell
Dan is the Program Director for SMARTstart, an organization administered by the Pasco Economic Development Council and designed to help entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses in Pasco County.
In addition to being a Director for Hope Services, Dan also serves in the following offices: Advisory Board for UF/IFAS Family & Consumer Sciences, Industry Council for St. Leo University, Impact Board for SYNAPSE FL, and Florida High Tech Corridor Research Grant Review Team. His nomination to the Pasco County Food Policy Advisory Committee by the Board of County Commissioners is pending. His past service has included the Board of Directors of The Paideia School of Tampa Bay, the Advisory Council for Marchman Technical School, the Advisory Board for Right Plan Financial, and the SBCD Emergency Bridge Loan Committee.
Dan, his wife Dacia, and their six children currently attend Spark, a church plant in East Pasco. Their family motto is: With God and my family as my team, there is no circumstance we cannot overcome.
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Ann Villapando-Chavez
Ann Chavez is a Business & Marketing Strategist and Growth Advisor with 40+ years of experience driving growth across Fortune 100 companies, startups, and small to mid-sized enterprises (SMEs). She has led brand and market share growth for industry giants—including Procter & Gamble, Disney, and Gerber—and advised ventures in Silicon Valley, Napa Valley, and healthcare tech. Her global expertise spans consumer products, entertainment, healthcare, non-profits, senior care, technology, and beyond. Deeply committed to social impact, Ann volunteers in churches and has served in ministries supporting youth, the homeless, seniors, and veterans. Her work is grounded in her love for Christ and her family.