BOARD OF DIRECTORS
William D. Taylor, President of TGC
Born in Costa Rica in 1940, and raised in Latin America (dual nationality—Costa Rica and USA), investing 17 years at Seminario Teológico Centroamericano, Dr. Bill Taylor (ThM, DTS; PhD, University of Texas) is founder-president of TaylorGlobalConsult. He served the Mission Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance as its Executive Director for 20 years and another 10 as senior mentor.
TaylorGlobalConsult was established in 2011 as a strategic platform to continue his global ministry. Bill is a widely published author and speaker in English and Spanish. He has served the global missionary movement for 55 years in teaching, leadership development, church planting, global networking, consulting, mentoring, writing and speaking. He and Yvonne were married in 1967. Yvonne, a native Texan, is an accomplished pianist, an intercessor and watchwoman on the walls. They have three adult children born in Guatemala, and eight grandchildren. Their home is in Austin and they worship and serve at Christ Church-Anglican.
Charles Holcomb, CPA, PC
Charles serves as Chair of the TGC Board, and was a crucial player with its founding in 2010. He obtained the IRS Exempt Organization’s status for TGC and thus establish its federal legality. Following graduation from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas, and an earlier career in banking and finance, Charles subsequently established his own accounting firm, currently serving numerous clients with a primary focus in the area of trusts and estates.
Charles and his wife, BJ (also a CPA) have been married for 30 years and live in both Austin and Fredericksburg, TX. They are blessed with one daughter, Annie (married to Justin) and four grandchildren, Braelynn and triplets, Taegel, Collins and Whitlee. The Holcomb family attends Fredericksburg Bible Church.
Hugo C. Morales Van Amburg
Hugo earned a BA in Business Administration from John Brown University and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from the University of Dallas, Texas. He has worked in sales, marketing and advertising with The Leo Burnett Company, Procter and Gamble, and New Zealand Dairy Products.
A member of the continental board of COMIBAM (Cooperation of Missions of Iberoamerica), he later served on its Executive Committee leading the teaching team, as its Development Director and facilitator of Strategic Alliances. He has given seminars in the Americas, Europe and Asia on the topic of Strategic Alliances for the Luis Palau Association, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, the Lausanne Movement, the VIVA Network, and the International Sports Coalition. Hugo is also a member of Interdev Partnership Associates, and of the Executive Board of Vision Synergy.
Currently he is a Board Member of Universidad Mariano Gálvez of Guatemala, a private university with over 100,000 students in Guatemala, whose founders (his father among them) were all young Evangelical professionals. He oversees projects in the areas of International Relations and Institutional Planning.
Hugo is a founding member of Centro Bíblico El Camino, where he currently serves as an elder-pastor. He and his wife, Rhoda, have been married for 35 years, and are the parents of Megan (married to Nasair), Kevin, and Steven (married to Gaby) and the proud grandparents of three.
Emily Padula
Emily (RN, MHI, FACHE), is a registered nurse with a master’s degree in healthcare innovation and a fellowship in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Her experience includes executive healthcare leadership, strategic planning, organizational development, and patient care. Her most recent professional role was at Hill Country Memorial Healthcare, where she served as chief strategy officer and led the organization’s achievement of the 2014 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. In 2016, Emily was recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the nation’s 50 Rising Stars under 40 in Healthcare Leadership.
As a member of a college-focused church, she and her husband, Ben, led the global outreach program and trips for students. She currently serves as a vestry member at Christ Church of Austin. Her passions include excellence in care for the vulnerable, being a sender of globally-minded people, and adventuring together with Ben.
Sara Schultz
Sara Schultz is wife to Paul and mother to 4 young adults. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and a certificate from Leadership Transformations’ Selah Spiritual Direction program. After college, Sara & Paul taught for 2 years at Carachipampa Christian School (SIM) in Cochabamba, Bolivia.
Sara enjoys serving in several ways at Christ Church of Austin including being a small group leader, chalice bearer, and mentor to young mothers. She also served as a Vestry member (2021-2024).
A few other things which bring joy to Sara’s life are her dog Ruby, working out, teaching breath prayer, traveling, and walking at Town Lake with friends.
Tommy Crawford
Tommy is married to his wife Annie and is a father to three lovely adult daughters. He graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University and has subsequently worked in the semiconductor industry in Austin for 25 years. He currently serves as a Vice President of Product Validation and Test, leading a global team of engineers.
He has held many volunteer positions in local Anglican parishes, including serving on vestry, small group leadership, and acolyte master. He and Annie are currently helping to plant St. Patrick's Anglican Church in southwest Austin.