About

Turning Students into Statesmen

Meet the Office Staff

Tim Echols

Tim Echols

Founder and CEO

You can learn more about Tim Echols here.

Lydia Shanks

Lydia Shanks

Director of State Class Operations, Staff Development Manager

Lydia attended her first TeenPact class in 1998 and served as a traveling intern on the 2001 team. After working in the political arena for several years, she returned full-time to TeenPact in the summer of 2005. Lydia is from Richmond, VA and currently serves as the Director of State Class Operations as well as the Staff Development Manager.

Elizabeth Albin

Elizabeth Albin

State Team Manager

Elizabeth attended her first TeenPact class in 2002 and served as a traveling intern on the 2006 team. She joined the full-time office staff in January 2007 after completing her college education. Elizabeth is from Wright, WY and currently serves as the State Team Manager.

Sarah Hines

Sarah Hines

Registration Manager

Sarah has been involved in TeenPact since 2003 and served as a traveling intern on the 2007 team. She previously worked at her state capitol near to where she lived in Mesa, AZ. Sarah joined the office staff August 2007 and currently serves as the Registration Manager.

Vivian Davis

Vivian Davis

Administrative Secretary

Vivian has been involved in TeenPact ever since her son-in-law, Tim Echols, started the ministry. She has worked in the office since 2000 and is affectionately known to many as "Mrs. D." Vivian is from Jefferson, GA and currently serves as the Administrative Secretary.

Jonathan Morris

Jonathan Morris

Field Representative, South Region

Jonathan attended his first TeenPact class in 2002 and has since served as a traveling intern in 2006, a traveling Program Director in 2007 and South Carolina's State Coordinator. Basing his operations from home in Pelzer, SC Jonathan joined the office staff in December 2007 and travels as both Field Representative and Program Director.

Paul Martin

Paul Martin

Field Representative, North Region

Paul has been involved with TeenPact since 2004 and has served as state class staff as well as the Connecticut State Coordinator from his home in Glastonbury, CT. Joining the office staff in December 2007, Paul travels the Northern states as that region's Field Representative.