Capstand Council for Policy
and Ethics had its start in
2010 as a volunteer
organization operating under
the
Crosswinds Foundation.
It grew out of a recognition
that:
(1)
Americans were more and more
being drawn together on the
basis of our common heritage
and experience, rather than
poltical affiliation or
party allegiance, and
(2)
Goverment and the prevaling
political system play a huge
role in shaping our culture.
Under the leadership of
Linwood Bragan, CapStand
seeks to provide information
and training to those who
seek to reclaim the
traditional Judeo-Christian
beliefs and values which
played a vital role in
shaping the founding of our
nation.
Staff Profiles
Linwood Bragan, Executive
Director
Linwood
brings a wealth of
experience to his position
at Crosswinds; particularly
as he heads up our
subsidiary - CapStand
Council for Policy and
Ethics. On the national
level, that experience
includes being an Attorney,
who operated his own
independent consulting
service based in
Alexandria Virginia, and
serving on Capitol Hill as
the Counsel and Legislative
Assistant to Congressman
Todd Akin of Missouri's 2nd
District. Linwood also
knows his way around State
and local government. Prior
to his work in Washington,
he served as Assistant
Attorney General - Associate
Counsel for the Alabama
State Banking Department and
on Gov. Bob Riley's staff.
Linwood began his political
life in 1972. His campaign
experience covers
operations, finance,
grassroots and management.
Twice he has been a
candidate himself.
Since 1984 Mr. Bragan has
been active with election
integrity/ballot security
efforts.
He has lectured in 20 states
on political activism,
finance, organization and
elections from New England
to the Rockies and the Great
Lakes to the Gulf Coast.
Mr. Bragan is a graduate of
the University of Alabama,
with a Bachelor of Science
in Economics from the
College of Commerce and
Business Administration; he
obtained his law degree at
Cumberland School of Law of
Samford University in 1991.
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Bob Waldrep, President
Bob has been engaged in cultural apologetics, with an emphasis on new religious movements, since 1993. Through the years, he has observed and addressed cultural trends that have altered various elements of our society; especially, as pertains to matters of faith and spirituality. In early 2008, he founded the Crosswinds Foundation to be a resource for those individuals and organizations being impacted by new and different emerging cultural trends.
Bob has written numerous articles about cultural and spiritual trends; coauthored, The Truth Behind the Secret, (Harvest House); is a contributor to The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics (Harvest House) and The Complete Evangelism Guidebook, (Baker Books); and scripted the documentary, The Da Vinci Code Revealed. He has appeared as an expert commentator for print, radio, television and Internet media, locally, nationally and internationally; including appearances on: ABC's World News Tonight, ABC's Night Line, MSNBC with Brian Williams; CNN; NHK-TV, Tokyo; USA Today; Time, Newsweek, and Christianity Today.
Bob is a graduate of Jacksonville State University (B.S. in Secondary Education, emphasis in social studies and the arts) and Birmingham Theological Seminary (Masters in Religious Education).
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Bob Waldrep
Ron Carter, Vice President
Ron has served in various leadership positions in the Church and public sector that have allowed him to gain a rather unique perspective of culture trends. His work with the Children's Aid Society, where he served as Program Coordinator and Out Reach Worker for the "Project Dads" program and, later, as the Principal and Executive Director of Restoration Academy (a private school serving the urban community) provided Ron insight into the dynamics that are shaping the youth culture and their parents and community leaders who work with them.
Since 2002, Ron has been a trainer for the DeVos Urban Leadership Initiative, serving as the Director of Training and Resources. In this capacity he has spoken in conferences throughout the country providing training for students, youth workers, and leaders in the urban community.
Ron is a graduate of the University of Montevallo (B.S. in Social Science) and Covenant College (Masters of Education). He is currently working on completing the Masters of Divinity Degree from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
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Ron Carter
Tim and his wife Yvonne are members of Shades Mountain Baptist Church. He is employed by IBM.
Del and his wife Elna are members at Huffman Baptist Church. He is employed by the Stewart Perry Company.
Tim Faulk,
Chairman
Del Allen, Secretary/Teasurer.
Eugene Cuevas
Tommy
DeRamus
Ralph Dewberry
