Anthony Hill
is the speaker for the Men's Prayer Breakfast at St. Francis of Assisi
Episcopal Church set for Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 8:30 a.m.-10:30
a.m. in the Parish Hall of the church at 204 Dooley Street, Prairie View.
The
free breakfast is open to the men of the community, who are asked to confirm
their attendance at 936-857-3272 or email: stfrancispv@sbcglobal.net.
Anthony is
the Director of Technology and Infrastructure for the City of Hempstead. He graduated
from Hempstead High School in 1980 and is a two-time graduate from
Prairie View A&M University obtaining a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical
Engineering in 1991 and a Master’s in Community Development in 2006.
Prior
to his position with the city, Anthony retired at the age of 50 from the
Hempstead Independent School District as the Director of Technology after
serving some 10 years. Upon his retirement, he became the Director of
Parks and Recreation in 2013 for the City of Hempstead. As the director of
parks and recreations he was able to create programs for all ages and designed
a football field designated especially for the little league football players
and local soccer players. Anthony also worked as the Director of Technology for
15 years and a Network Analysis for the College of Engineering at
Prairie View A&M University.
From
1992 to 2002, Anthony became active in the community by obtaining the role of
the Youth Camp Director for the Johnny Holland Sports Camp. This camp helped
promote leadership skills and implemented teamwork among the youth.
In
2002, Anthony became the president of the Hempstead Community Youth
Organization. This organization created a youth football program and
implementation of new training programs for new coaches. This program was
created to improve the relationship between African American fathers and sons
and to implement an educational program for the players after school and before
football practice.
From
2003 to 2005 Anthony was named president for the Hempstead Youth Sports
Association. After 12 years, this organization is still present in Hempstead,
Texas.
In
2005, he was selected to participate in an all-expense paid Fulbright-Hays
Scholar Abroad trip to China for his dedicated services with the youth and the
community in the local cities. His group was able to visit Shanghai, Beijing,
and other popular cities in China.
In
2011, Anthony noticed that there was a weakness in the area of math and science
among the students in the local areas. Anthony established a collaboration with
the departments from Prairie View A&M University such as the Math, Science,
Biology, Agriculture, and Engineering departments. The STEM program (Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) was then established for the youth of
the local school areas. In this program, students from the ages of 3-18 learn
how to use their knowledge from the STEM program to build toothpick bridges,
Lego Robots, and build electronic circuits.
Anthony
is the proud pastor of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church which is located
in Bryan, TX and he loves the Lord with all his heart, soul, and mind. He
realizes that none of his accomplishments mentioned previously would’ve been
done without Jesus Christ being his personal Savior.
Anthony
has been married to the lovely Shelia Hill for 25 years and they have 6
children: 2 girls and 4 boys. Anthony and his family resides in
Hempstead, Texas.