My SAR Involvement

• NSSAR Trustee-Elect 2025-26
• Past President, Texas Society 2024-25
• Other Texas Society offices held: Chancellor 8 Yrs, Staff Secretary 2 Years, President-Elect 1 year
• Aide D’Camp (PG Addington)
• George Washington Fellow
• Friend of the Library
• Chairman, NSSAR Bylaws Committee 2024-25
• Vice Chairman, NSSAR Legal Advisory Committee 2024-25
• NSSAR Nominating Comm. [COSP] 2025
• Patriot Medal (TX)
• SAR Member since 1993
• Past President, Dallas Chapter (at the time, the largest SAR chapter in the world, 2004) – served in every local chapter office
• Current Chapter Membership: Dallas Chapter (Past President, served in all chapter offices), McKinney Chapter, and Red River Valley Chapter (currently serving as Treasurer)
• Medals received: Patriot (Texas), Silver Good Citizenship (Texas, for my community service outside of SAR – see partial list at bottom of page), Silver Hannah White Arnett (Texas Society, service to DAR), Silver Meritorious Service, Silver Roger Sherman Commendation, Silver Henry Knox Achievement, Silver Texas Service, Law Enforcement Commendation (for service as former judge, prosecutor, and more than a decade as general counsel to the Dallas Police Dept.), Alexander Hamilton (Texas), Silver Texas 250th Anniversary, Texas Silver 125th Anniversary, Bronze Hannah White Arnett (Gen. Levi Casey Chapter, service to DAR), Chapter Distinguished Service (Dallas Chapter), Chapter Meritorious Service (Dallas Chapter), Chapter Roger Sherman (Dallas Chapter), Chapter Henry Knox (Dallas Chapter), Bronze Good Citizenship (Dallas Chapter), and Bronze Texas Service (Dallas and McKinney Chapters)

NON-SAR Community Involvement/Personal Information

  • Currently the primary property tax lawyer for 116 local governments in 7 North Texas counties
  • Assistant Chancellor, Episcopal Diocese of Dallas
  • Active in Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
  • Active Board-member in several North Texas education foundations (currently Melissa ISD, Community ISD, and Cedar Hill ISD; former officer for Wylie ISD, Anna ISD, and Prosper ISD)
  • Retired Municipal Court Judge and Criminal Magistrate: Cities of Cedar Hill and Grand Prairie
  • Retired Administrative Law Judge, North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency
  • Retired Senior Assistant City Attorney, City of Dallas (prosecutor then General Counsel to: Dallas Convention Center, Reunion Arena, Park & Recreation Board, Fair Park, Office of Cultural Affairs, Dallas Police Dept., Dallas Fire Dept., as well as most other boards and commissions of the City of Dallas (including the Sexually Oriented Business Advisory Board)
  • Former Chairman of the Dallas County Trail and Preserve Board (aka Dallas County Parks Board)
  • Former Chairman of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section, Dallas Bar Association
  • Former Senior Warden, Canterbury House Episcopal ministry at SMU
  • Former President, Cedar Hill Parks Board
  • Former President, Cedar Hill Community Development Corporation (4B Tax Board)
  • Former officer in the Melissa, Prosper, Anna and Cedar Hill Chambers of Commerce
  • Admiral, Texas Navy (Honor given by Texas Governor for Texas community service)
  • Three time ‘People’s Choice’ winner, Dallas Video Festival (former board member)
  • Youth of Unity (international high school and early college aged religious/service organization): Former International President, Former South Central President (Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi)
  • Hobbies: videography, ham radio (AF5TP), CERT and musical performance
  • Currently lives in McKinney, Texas (Collin County) with wife, the Rev. Dr. Marci Pounders (retired Episcopal priest) and our two dogs, Stormi and Puff
  • Marci and I have 2 children: Elizabeth Wims (DAR, husband Caleb) and Alex Pounders (SAR, wife Kiersten, and grandson Lucas, 3)