The Stocker Family

Dub and Valerie Stocker are civically active and have a passion for Christian education. Val was a professional photographer before marrying Dub in 2007 and also served on the 4H Board and was a 4H leader for 9 years. Dub served on the Southwest Christian School Board of Trustees from the late 1980’s through 2012 when he became a Board Member Emeritus and continues active involvement with its current Board and staff. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of ACH Child and Family Services, a 101 year old Fort Worth and Tarrant County institution formerly known as All Church Home, which is dedicated to protecting children and preserving families. Val serves on the ACH Fund Development Committee and is a member of the ACH Women’s Auxiliary. Dub also sits on the Bridge2Rwanda (“B2R”) Board. He and Val sponsor two young Rwandan scholars graduating from Abilene Christian University and returning to Rwanda this year. Sharing a passion to help this amazingly resilient country (just 22 years removed from the horrific 1994 genocide) prepare some of its brightest young scholars to compete for western universities scholarships. They assist B2R in identifying US colleges and recruiting family sponsors and work with B2R to repatriate these students upon graduation to Rwanda as young Christian business leaders. B2R has 135 Rwandan Scholars in 69 universities who have earned more than $30 million in scholarships. Dub and Val have 5 children between them and three grandchildren and their Great Pyrenees, Gus.