Timothy Foundation Staff
Executive Director
Wes Tayloe
Wes Tayloe
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Wes Tayloe has lived in Southeast Missouri for the past 25 years with his wife Maryia and their two daughters: Eve and Auna. He spent over 10 years in Business Management after studying Industrial Technology at Three Rivers College in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. He later achieved degrees from Veritas Baptist College in Greendale, Indiana and Louisiana Baptist University and Seminary in Shreveport, Louisiana.
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He currently serves as the Associate Pastor at Westwood Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, Missouri where he has spent the past 10 years working with the RU Addictions Recovery Program to see men and women set free from strongholds.
Financial Manager
Candace Tomerlin
Candace Tomerlin
Candace Tomerlin was born and raised in Southeast Missouri and has been a part of Westwood Baptist Church for over 25 years. She has degrees from Three Rivers College and Southeast Missouri State University with a major in Accounting. She spent most of her professional career as an accountant for Kneibert Clinic in Poplar Bluff. She and her husband Kent have two children, Michelle and Tyler, and two grandsons, Atlas and Colton.
Executive Assistant/Education Coordinator
Kate Ray
Originally from Michigan, Kate Ray has lived in Southeast Missouri for nearly six years with her husband Randy and their daughters Rose, Iris and Violet. She serves in the nursery ministry and she and Randy co-teach a family Sunday School class. Kate holds a Bachelor of Applied Sciences degree from Wayland Baptist University and a Master of Business Administration from Capella University.
Kate served for 9 years in the United States Army; owned a bakery in Poplar Bluff; and worked at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center. Devoted to life-long learning, Kate enjoys learning new crafts; reading; writing both fiction and non-fiction; and learning how to run a hobby farm with her family. She joyfully spends most evenings supporting her children’s activities which are centered around sports and theater.
Kate served for 9 years in the United States Army; owned a bakery in Poplar Bluff; and worked at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center. Devoted to life-long learning, Kate enjoys learning new crafts; reading; writing both fiction and non-fiction; and learning how to run a hobby farm with her family. She joyfully spends most evenings supporting her children’s activities which are centered around sports and theater.
Community Care Coordinator
Shawn Tay Stricklin
Shawn Tay Stricklin
Shawn Tay Stricklin lived most of her childhood in Florissant, Missouri, and has resided in Southeast Missouri with her husband, Shawn, for the last 30 years. Shawn Tay is currently a member of Westwood Baptist Church where her husband Shawn is a pastor on staff. She currently leads in the nursery ministry and has served in the RU Recovery ministry for eight years. She is working towards a degree in biblical counseling at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. ShawnTay and her husband, have two children, Dylan and Paige, and five grandchildren. Over the last three years, she has taught K4 at Westwood Baptist Academy. She has been a volunteer for Haven House and currently does volunteer work for Recycling Grace Women’s Ministries.
