Our Team

As one of the founders, Eppy has been involved with Shiloh Place from the beginning. Having once been a single mom, she knew first hand the challenges many of these moms face. It was this experience and where she felt God’s calling, that lead her to working with Bob and Kelley Burgess, and eventually the birth of Shiloh Place. Eppy believes in collaboration. As such, she was part of a small group of non - profit organizations who came together through the Toyota Community Impact Grant, creating Collin County Mobility Collaborative (CCMC). She is currently the Chairman of the Board for CCMC, and Shiloh Place continues as a partner organization. Eppy holds a Doctor of Chiropractic from Northwestern Health Sciences University, a Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry from University of Minnesota, a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from SMU and CNMConnect, and various other non - profit certificates. She was also part of the inaugural class of the Collin County Nonprofit Leadership Institute. Originally from Michigan and Minnesota, Eppy has lived in Texas since 2014. While she occasionally misses the seasons in the Midwest, Texas holds her heart now. She lives in the country with her husband, and loves to spend time with her 3 adult children and their families. “God is the real leader of Shiloh Place. He has called us to be His hands and feet, His salt and light in our world.”

Lucinda has served as a Case Manager for Shiloh Place since March of 2013. She is an alumni of Mississippi State University with a Degree and License in Social Work. Lucinda has worked in many settings over her career of more than 22 years. Lucinda’s focus is sincerely caring for and assisting those she serves. Lucinda enjoys music, spending time and taking trips with her family, glamping and riding ATV’s.

With a background in marketing and business development, Ashleigh found her true calling working in the non-profit world when she joined the Shiloh Place team in February of 2017. She is extremely passionate about sharing the mission of Shiloh Place with the community, fundraising, and cultivating donor relationships, making her position at Shiloh the perfect fit. Ashleigh graduated from Texas Tech University and resides in McKinney with her husband and two sons.

Simri joined Shiloh Place in September 2018. She finds the work both challenging and rewarding as she walks alongside the staff, moms and their children. She enjoys serving those she works with and loves when she’s able to connect those in need with those in the community who can offer support.
“How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” –Anne Frank

Sequoyah joined Shiloh Place in February 2019 and acclimated to the Shiloh culture. With experience working with volunteers and managing an office of a department, she is accustomed to engaging with members of the community. Surrounded by single moms and their families her entire life, Sequoyah believes in Shiloh Place and the work being done to help the lives of the families who enter. In her free time, she enjoys writing, reading and streaming.

Daniel has a heart for justice and the underserved and wants to see God glorified in Mckinneyand beyond. He loves the privilege of serving at Shiloh Place because of our efforts to do those things. He works as the property manager for Cornerstone Ranch, a special needs community in McKinney. Daniel enjoys hunting, being outside, and working on his home with his beautiful wife and two little girls.

Wendy Gillen is retired from Microsoft where she led their support business across North America for commercial customers. She is wife to George, a mother to three amazing daughters and grandmother to 8 awesome grandchildren. Her avocation has been to mentor women who are or have been offenders in the prison system who are committed but challenged to turn their life around. This commitment brought her to Shiloh Place precisely because the work here is transformational.

Heather is a Registered Nurse who graduated from UT Arlington. She worked for many years in critical care and in the pre-op/recovery settings. She, along with her husband John and their 2 boys, lived in Bolivia for one year serving a local orphanage. Upon moving back to the McKinney area, they joined Faith Bible Church and became the Missions Coordinators there. She is currently enjoying her time as a stay at home mom and keeps busy with her boys and volunteering at various local ministries.

Kelley is wife to Bob, the mother of 4 children, and a very active grandmother. She enjoys spending time in her garden and orchard. Her years spent as a foster parent and serving as a client advocate at a local pregnancy center led to much prayer and research on how best to serve single mothers. The process of having a vision become reality and seeing the moms flourish has been one of the highlights of her life.

Jan is a wife, mother of two and Nana to eight. Trained as an RN, she later turned her passion for floral design into a career as an event florist. She operates her own business here in McKinney. She has been involved in foster care, youth and college leadership and mentoring young women. Her desire is to serve a ministry that equips single moms to move out of poverty and homelessness into spiritual, personal and financial wholeness.

Sheila graduated from Howard Payne University with BA in Sociology/Psychology. She has several years of experience in the nonprofit arena as a volunteer manager, trainer and executive director. After retiring from Volunteer McKinney as the Executive Director for almost ten years, she took a very short retirement and accepted a part-time position at Habitat for Humanity. Sheila spent the past 4 years as Executive Director with Family Promise of Collin County serving homeless families with children. Beginning in 2020, she became the Ex. Director for 3e United
Sheila and her husband Rick have been married 47 years and have lived in McKinney for 14 years. They have two adult children and 4 grandchildren and both families live in McKinney.
“I love the Shiloh model! The long term commitment to the families, the emphasize on education, responsibility and accountability is paramount in its success. However, the GodlyChristianprinciples that underlie every aspect of the program is the glue that holds it together.”