Meet The Board Members of L.I.F.T R&R!
President-Rolanda Macharia
Rolanda Macharia, was born in Detroit, Michigan, raised in Los Angeles, California and moved to McKinney Texas in 2005. She is married to James Macharia, a native of Nairobi Kenya. She has 5 adult children and 17 grandchildren.
Rolanda has worked at Bank of America, mortgage dept in management for 18 years, she has been a board member for North Central Texas Workforce Solutions for 6 years, and is the President and Founder of L.I.F.T. R&R, a 501c3 Non Profit Organization that provides resources and referrals to those in need.
She is the Facilitator of Getting Ahead classes in McKinney Texas for the past 3 years, a Sunday school Youth Teacher at F.G.F.D.T. Church in McKinney Texas and a public speaker. She contributes any success she has experienced, to a saving grace and a loving heavenly father. Her greatest achievements are her children and the bond they have fostered for one another.
Sr. Vice President - James Macharia
James Macharia is from Nairobi Kenya owner of Lens Security Cameras.
Hobbies: Creative Arts, Painting, Grapic Designer, a humanitarian, and a jack of all trades.
James brings a perspective of the needs of others seeing first-hand from the vulnerable continent of Africa.
As we grow together in creating opportunities for others, our mission is to be ambassadors overseas as well and with James on our team we can successfully deliver with impact across the Continent.
Vice President - Heather Callender
AA-Brenda Ray-Monroe
Brenda’s background is in Supply Chain Management. She spent 35 years with Mattel Toys Inc., covering every aspect of the Supply Chain. Brenda retired in 2015 as Diretor of International Demand Planning. As part of her tenure with Mattel, she has traveled the world and was once stationed for 3 years in their European Headquarters.
Brenda has two heart desires:
1) To obey and serve God; and
2) To help people.
Am I my brother keeper? Yes I am!
She’s married with one son, one granddaughter, one grandson, and two great granddaughters.
A/V Director-James Moss Sr.
Currently he is the chief founder of Aleph 2 Omega, a rapidly growing online brand of social interaction across numerous genres of business, and faith-based operations. His independent endeavors include producing marketing packages, videography and photography service, and A/V consulting for an exclusive list of clients.
Some of his hobbies are gaming (XBOX 1), inspirational writing, football enthusiast, and spending quality time with family and friends. He enjoys being a Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and places a standard on how he conducts himself as a Christian and how it impacts those he meets.
Treasurer - Ashley Schufford
Ashley Schufford is a honors Graduate from Texas A&M University Commerce with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Criminal Justice. She continued her education with her alma mater pursing her master’s degree in Business Administration and hopes to obtain her JD Degree in law. Yes she loves to learn. She lives in the McKinney Texas with her husband Marshall and their son Marshall Jr. and enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She joined the executive board for LIFT R&R in 2020 and has found such fulfillment in helping her community and others in need.
Soc. Med. Mgr & Dir. Chris Spencer
“Chris Spencer is born in London, England, but has been in the DFW area for 22 years.
He has a B.S in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Dallas. Starting in the games industry, Chris has worked in all manors of software shops, and is currently leading a team at a large telecom.
His hobbies include martial arts (wing chun – a kung fu variant), reading, writing science fiction, and video games (PlayStation 4).
He enjoys making connections, and helping people find others in need.”