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Following law school, Mr. Fowler practiced law in Cincinnati and Chattanooga and in 1994 successfully ran for the Tennessee state Senate, where he served for 12 years. For four years he also directed the Center for Law and Government at Bryan College, teaching classes in political philosophy and jurisprudence. After leaving office in 2006, Mr. Fowler worked with leaders from across the state to form the Family Action Council of Tennessee to protect the interests of families with respect to state policy and to educate the public about the importance of a family-friendly culture. Mr. Fowler has volunteered as a choir director in churches in Chattanooga and Cincinnati, Ohio. He is married with one adult child and now lives in Nashville. Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel
Doug Barth is FACT’s Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel. Mr. Barth graduated from DePauw University in Indiana with a B.S. in history and attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio, where he obtained his J.D. degree in 1977. While in law school he was on the Board of Editors of the CWRU Law Review. After obtaining his legal degree, he practiced law for 28 years in the litigation field. He was a partner in two law firms and an Assistant General Counsel for the former Westinghouse Electric Corporation. During his legal career, Mr. Barth tried numerous cases and managed litigation nationwide for major corporations. In 2005, Mr. Barth left the active practice of law to pursue his passion to inform, educate, and assist government officials, churches, and the public on family-related policy issues from a biblically-based perspective. Prior to joining FACT, he was the Executive Director of a nonprofit organization in Idaho that promoted and defended traditional family values in its state legislature, the media, and other venues. Mr. Barth is a graduate of the Alliance Defense Fund’s National Litigation Academy and has been trained as a Truth Project leader at Focus on the Family. He formerly was on the board of directors of the Pittsburgh (PA) Pregnancy Care Centers and Keystone Christian Academy, as well as an advisory board member of North Way Counseling Services, a Christian counseling center. Mr. Barth and his wife, Linda, have two adult daughters, and reside in Brentwood. Vice President, Church and Community Relations
Dr. David Shelley serves as the Vice President of Church and Community Relations for the Family Action Council of Tennessee, organizing the Friend of the Family network of concerned citizens across the state, providing training in The Truth Project by Focus on the Family and developing church-based community impact committees. He has been a pastor and marriage and family counselor for over 20 years and currently pastors a Southern Baptist Church in Nashville. He has also served as an adjunct professor at a Christian college, as a board member of a worldwide Christian counseling ministry through the YMCA, as the founding President of a chapter of the Georgia Right to Life, as a coordinator of the Georgia Council on Child Abuse, and as the president of a pastor’s conference in Georgia. Dr. Shelley is the author of a soon-to-be released book entitled: Church and State: Being Salt and Light in the Public Square. Dr. Shelley holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Georgia, a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Counseling and a Master’s degree in Religious Education from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (Texas) and a Ph.D. in Theology from Trinity Theological Seminary (Indiana). Dr. Shelley and his wife, Jeanna (a public school teacher), have three children. The Shelleys reside in Brentwood, Tenn., a suburb of Nashville. Shelby County Director of Community Relations
Josh Davis serves as Shelby County Director of Community Relations for The Family Action Council of Tennessee. His primary task is to work with existing church contacts while reaching out to and developing relationships with new local churches. He does this in part by keeping pastors and other church members informed about matters involving FACT policy issues in Tennessee. He also assists churches in setting up community impact committees and along with David Shelley provides training in The Truth Project in the Memphis area. Mr. Davis, a lifelong Memphian, brings a diverse background to this position. He grew up attending public school but he graduated from Briarcrest Christian School, where he currently serves on the Board of Trustees. After graduation he attended The University of Mississippi and later served as the President of The Rebel Club of Memphis. Mr. Davis has been intimately involved in several faith-based and secular organizations in Memphis. He has served the local Chrysalis Community (a Christian outreach to high school students) in several ways, including Lay Director in 2007. He also was the President of The Touchdown Club of Memphis, and under his leadership the club made several generous donations to the local chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Mr. Davis is particularly proud of his establishment and leadership of an effort through his home church, Independent Presbyterian, and Streets Ministry that serves the football team at Booker T. Washington High School. Recently, he was named to the Shelby County Infant Mortality Review Community Action Team. For over 20 years his vocation has been the owner of Stringer’s Poplar Pointe Garden Center in Germantown. He also writes monthly articles on giving for The Main Street Journal and has hosted various radio shows in the Memphis market. Mr. Davis and his wife of 26 years, Jan, have two daughters, Kristin and Lauren.Summer Intern
Garrett Spivey comes to FACT with a bachelor of arts degree in history from Lee University in Cleveland, TN. He recently completed his first year at Auburn University, where he is pursuing a doctorate in history. His research interests include grassroots political and protest movements. Mr. Spivey has has presented papers at numerous conferences, |
