John Meredith serves as the Board Chair for the HCU Center for Christianity in Business. John graduated from the University of North Georgia (BBA), Georgia Tech (MBA) and Baylor Law (JD). After practicing law at a Houston law firm for over seven years, John studied nonprofit management at Harvard University (MPA) and then founded Aspiring Youth. After working at Aspiring Youth, he worked as the Director and COO of law firms and nonprofits, and is now the Director of Mentoring & General Counsel of SpringSpirit. John taught public relations at HCU for almost a decade as an Adjunct Professor. John is a Deacon at Second Baptist Church and Director of a Bible Study Class. John is married to Shirley Shelton Meredith and they have two adult sons.