Meet the members of the ECCC Board & staff who work to maintain a solid infrastructure that will continue to provide meaningful services to our community.

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DR. jOANIE HUDSON

President

Dr. Joanie Y. Hudson has worked in public education for over 37 years and taught in Institutions of Higher Education (Northwood University and Grand Canyon University) for over the past five years. The last four years of her career in public education were spent as an Assistant Superintendent for School Improvement and an Interim Superintendent of Schools.  Dr. Hudson worked as a successful building principal in Alvarado ISD for nine years and an Executive Director of Federal Programs in Garland and Cedar Hill ISD for over nine years. She is presently serving as a consultant for the Texas Education Agency, monitoring and evaluating the Early College High School Programs in various areas of the state of Texas and teaching online for Grand Canyon University.

 She received her Doctorate of Management from the University of Phoenix in 2006, at a time when online education was a new paradigm shift for Institutions of Higher Education (IHE). She loves learning and teaching online because of the diversity of careers and background experiences not necessarily found in a traditional classroom or on a traditional IHE campus. DR. Hudson believes the flexibility in the online learning environment enhances creativity and builds a professional learning community. Her graduate and undergraduate degrees were earned in a traditional IHE on ground at the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education with a minor in English. Her professional and civic membership is in the following organizations: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Texas Association of School Administrators, Rotary Club, and Lion’s Club.

Dr. Hudson is married to Huey P. Hudson, Jr. and she is the mother of three sons (Quentus Cumby, Mack Cumby and Shane Hudson). She is a member of the Compelling Church of Anointed Ministries of Cleburne and a former member of Emmanuel Temple Outreach Ministries. She is the proud grandmother of seven grandchildren. 

Dexter Baldwin

Vice-President

Dexter Baldwin began volunteering with the East Cleburne Community Center in 1998. In that year, he implemented the organization’s first silent charity auction at the ECCC’s Save the Children banquet. His focus has been developing the organization and raising awareness of the center’s programs and service in the community. He worked as the ECCC program director from 2001-2004 and served as member of the United Way of Johnson County Board of Directors for nine years. Previous service has also included the Texas AgriLife Extension Service advisory board and Palo Pinto Community Services Corporation board. One of his proudest accomplishments was working with US Representative, Chet Edwards’ Congressional Office to procure grant funding for the ECCC’s after school program, Project CA2N. This tutoring program, at Santa Fe Elementary composed an advantageous partnership between the students, parents, Cleburne ISD and the ECCC. Dexter has served in music and youth ministry for several years. In college, he was involved in a gospel choir ministry on campus, Gospel Expressions Association. He led the Cleburne Youth for Christ organization and was part of the Greater Mount Zion B.C. Youth Ministries, including C.R.U.N.K for Christ Youth Ministries, for several years. Occasionally, he has the opportunity to sing with the Greater Mount Zion Sanctuary Choir and the Cleburne Bible Praise & Worship team. Additional community involvement includes serving as a member of Goatneck Inc. of Cleburne. He is a product of Cleburne schools and attended Texas State University in San Marcos. He is the son of the Rev. David Baldwin Sr. and Willie Mae Warner-Baldwin.

justin rader

Treasurer

Justin was raised in Cleburne Texas and graduated from Cleburne High School. He attended Texas A&M University where he received a Bachelors of Business Administration in Information and Operations Management. Justin then worked several years in the technology industry, designing mainframes and servers before going back to school. He attended The University of Texas at Arlington and received a Masters of Business Administration , graduating as a President's Scholar for having a GPA in the top 1% of all students enrolled at the University. Next he attended Texas Wesleyan  School of Law and received his Juris Doctor while being on the Dean's List.  Throughout his Masters and Juris Doctor coursework Justin worked for Cleburne Independent School District in the technology department. After law school, Justin formed Rader Law LLC where he worked until becoming Of Counsel for Strother and Strother P.L.L.C.  Justin has a passion for all forms of business and transactional law as well as real estate law.

brenda chandlER

SECRETARY

Matt Lee

 Matt Lee was born and raised in Cleburne, Texas, and has served the East Cleburne Community Center since 2018. He has over 10 years of experience in the Information Technology field, the majority with Cleburne ISD as a systems engineer and administrator. He is passionate about problem solving, using both technical and non-technical solutions to help organizations meet their goals efficiently and effectively. In addition to the ECCC, he has previously been involved in the United Way Day of Caring, Buffalo Creek Cleanup, Christmas in Action, and Tour de Goatneck. He graduated from Cleburne High School and is a proud product of Cleburne schools.

valerie mason

Valerie Mason is the eighth grade English Department Head/teacher at Lowell Smith Middle School where she also serves as UIL coordinator, Spelling Bee coordinator, and new teacher mentor. Valerie is the former ECCC chair and the current secretary for the board.

annie thompson

With 20 years of experience in Employment Services and Residential Treatment Care & Administration, Annie Thompson brings a broad array of experience volunteer work with the East Cleburne Community Center.  She has served as a Board member since 2003.  During her tenure there, she has served as the Treasurer and the Secretary.  Ms. Thompson serves on the Performance Improvement Team with the Council of Governments for continuous improvement strategies within Workforce.  Ms. Thompson is currently the Pastor’s Aide President at her church and assists with the teenage girls. 

Willie Baldwin

ANTWANETTE CHANDLER

Cheri McCullough

Dr. Roderick Smith

OUR STAFF

jABRIELLE Ortiz

executive Director

Jabrielle  has served at the East Cleburne Community Center since 2013. She was an active youth in the Center's programs as a child and volunteered with the Spring & Summer camps after graduating from Cleburne High School. Jabrielle attended Navarro College after high school graduation and then transferred to the University of Texas at Arlington. She graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Finance in 2011. She is a member of Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church and is president of their young adult group.