Jack Wallace - Rise Against Hunger

Jack Wallace - Rise Against Hunger

6^th Generation Texan

Descendent of Logan Vandeveer, one of the soldiers in the Battle of San Jacinto

Native of Houston area

Grew up in Pasadena, TX

Married to Anne Wallace for 42 years with three children and five grandchildren

Graduated from Sam Rayburn High School

Graduated from San Jacinto College

Attended and Graduated from University of Houston, with a Bachelors of Business

Worked on Masters Degree in Accounting at University of Houston and decided number crunching wasn’t my forte. 

Work Experience

Lifeguard for three summers during high school – can there be a better job for a high school guy

Obtained Real Estate License at age 20 and worked in residential real estate while in college and for several years after graduation

Worked for Century Development for two years while preparing to open State Farm Insurance agency.  The agency just celebrated 40^th anniversary.

Rotary

Member of Rotaract at San Jacinto College

Joined River Oaks Rotary in December 1980

President of River Oaks Rotary twice

Assistant Governor three times

International Service Chair for the District twice

Group Study Exchange leader to Australia in 1994

District Conference Chair in 2010 and again in 2023 Conference

Local Board Member of Rise Against Hunger Houston

Board Member of Hope Harbor QALICB

All around Nice Guy.