PRESIDENT AND CO-FOUNDER

The Rev. Jim Liberatore was the Lead Priest at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Pearland, Texas when he Co-Founded Mosaic in Action with Debbie Allensworth in 2014. He is currently serving as the interim Priest at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Beaumont, Texas, and is the President of the Mosaic in Action Board.

The priesthood is Rev. Jim’s second career. Before entering the priesthood, he was a manager in the mining, heavy construction, and exploration areas of the oil industry in New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas. He is a Professional Engineer in Texas. Jim has served churches in Houston and Baytown and was a Chaplain at St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston.

Jim has a Bachelor of Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and a Master of Divinity from The Seminary of the Southwest. He has been married to his wife, Christine, for 55 years and has two daughters, five grandchildren, and one great-grandson.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CO-FOUNDER

Debbie Allensworth was the Associate Pastor at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church for 26 years, specializing in Outreach. During her time at St. Andrew's, Debbie co-founded Mosaic in Action with The Rev. Jim Liberatore. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Mosaic in Action.

Debbie earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas A&M University, and her background is in Archaeology. She received her M.A. from Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University where she focused on how the church can become a vital partner in a local community.

Debbie has been married to her husband, David, for 33 years with whom she has four children.

CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISOR

Marcus George relocated from Dallas to the Houston area with his wife in 2014 after retiring from a 35+ year career in Youth Ministry. With a background in mission work within construction, Marcus provided handyman work for a local real estate brokerage and acquired his Texas Real Estate license shortly after 2017.

After Hurricane Harvey, he began utilizing his ministry and construction skills in Disaster Recovery with non-profit organizations. He now assists Mosaic in Action by leading its construction projects at various home repair sites.

Marcus and his wife are avid movie watchers and enjoy their new hobby of bird feeding. They have two daughters who both work in the field of teaching.

TREASURER

Roxie Woodward has been a member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Pearland, also known as The Pumpkin Church, since 1997. She has supported Mosaic in Action since the early days as a volunteer, donor and booster. She currently serves as Treasurer.

Roxie received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Louisiana Tech and later studied accounting at Louisiana State University Shreveport. She worked in internal audit and accounting for 26 years.

She and her husband, Ed, have been married 43 years and have one daughter.

BOOKKEEPER

Prior to Mosaic In Action, Huyen has over 10 years of corporate accounting/finance experience.  She received her Bachelors of Finance degree from the University of Houston.  Go Coogs! Huyen enjoys spending time with her family and going on trips with her husband and two sons