Rueben Dockery

Personal

Reverend Rueben Y. Dockery, Sr., is a twenty-six year resident of Nashville-Davidson County, Tennessee. He has been happily married for nineteen years. Together he and his wife have two children, a daughter and a son. Their children are shining products of the Metropolitan Nashville Public School System.

Education

• Ph.D. Candidate, K-12 Education (Walden University, Minneapolis, MN)

• Master of Education, Leadership/Supervision

(Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, TN)

• Bachelor of Arts - History (Fisk University, Nashville, TN) ‘91

• Associates of Divinity Studies( National College, Chicago, IL)

Occupational Background

For the last sixteen years Reverend Dockery has been a pastor (Beythel Family Church and Mount Sinai Cumberland Presbyterian Church). He is the founder of Building Families & Communities (BFC) Missions Incorporated, a 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization.

He has worked as a Special Education teacher in the Metropolitan Nashville Public School System, as a Treatment Counselor in a dual diagnosis psychiatric center (First Hospital Corporation), a supervisor at a youth detention center (Tennessee Department of Children Services), a producer and radio talk show host (1470AM WVOL ), resident panel member of a local radio talk show (“Straight Talk” – 760AM) for over six years and the Executive Producer of a cable television show (The Building Family & Community Show, cable channel 19 NECAT).

Civic Involvement

o Appointed Member of an Educational Task Force, 2008 (by the Honorable, Mayor Karl F. Dean)

o Educational Reform Advocate (Author of a Charter School Application)

o Identified service provider with the Davidson County Juvenile Courts and “211” of Nashville

o Boy Scouts of America-Middle Tennessee Council (Executive Representative )

Affiliations

Cumberland Presbytery

United Way of Middle Tennessee

Center for Non-profit Management

Nashville Masonic Association (Prince Hall Affiliated):

• Rock City Lodge 272 (Past Master)

• J.A. Henry Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rites (32⁰)

• Hella Temple #105- Shriners (Past High Priest & Prophet)

• O.E.S. Golden Star Chapter # 74 (Past Patron)