WELL-BEING MATTERS
Brought to you by Texas Health Community Hope
Well-Being Matters is an ongoing series highlighting different members of our community and their strategies for well-being. Texas Health Community Hope engages in a broad range of innovative programs, investments, and collaborations outside hospital walls to promote a lifetime of health and well-being. This month we meet Trey Harper, Executive Director of Community Link. A native of Newnan, Georgia, Trey came to Texas to attend Baylor University and stayed when he met his wife, Fort Worth native Dr. Amanda Wilson Harper. At Community Link, he’s focused on thinking outside the box to deliver services to people in Northwest Tarrant County.
Q: How did you get from Newnan, Georgia, to Fort Worth?
A: I attended graduate school at Baylor, obtaining a master’s degree in divinity and a master’s degree of music. My wife got her master’s degree and Ph.D. at Baylor. I served in faith communities in Alabama, Texas and Georgia. We were looking to come back to Fort Worth, and Community Link was hiring for a director of development…