Carole Lewis
Carole was a member of the original First Place group that began in 1981, and became the national director of the program in 1987.

When Carole attended the First Place orientation in March of 1981, she eagerly anticipated what God might want to do in her life. She had recently seen an old friend that looked great and who reminded her that they were soon approaching 40 years old. Carole determined she did not want to be "fat and 40." She joined First Place and soon lost 20 pounds. Learning how to bring balance to her life, she became a First Place leader to motivate others to achieve this goal.

Carole is a popular speaker and author of the books, Choosing to Change, First Place, Today Is the First Day, Back on Track and The Mother Daughter Legacy (May 2004 release). Carole regularly leads Conferences, FOCUS Weeks, Workshops and seminars across the country in the areas of personal balance, fitness, encouragement and temperament analysis. Her audiences know her as warm, honest and humorous.

Carole and her husband, Johnny, have three children (one deceased) and eight grandchildren. They live on Galveston Bay and enjoy sitting on their pier watching the sunset, where they are joined by their favorite pets, Meathead, Bo and Major. Carole and Johnny love to share their home with others, who also love to go there and eat Johnny's gourmet cooking.

Pat Lewis
Pat is Carole's assistant (no relation) and office manager for First Place, and joined the First Place staff in February, 1995.

Pat was a member of the original First Place class in 1981, and assists Carole in leading First Place groups at Houston's First Baptist Church. Carole and Pat have been friends for many years, sharing in life's joys and struggles of raising families, and the pains of sufferings and losses. While Carole is a gifted and talented speaker, Pat loves the "behind the scenes" work. Pat also was a contributing writer to the Today Is the First Day devotional book.

Pat is a widow, having been married to Bill 44 years. They have three children and six grandchildren.

Lisa Lewis
Lisa Lewis began her career at Houston's First Baptist Church in 1989 in the Women's Ministry and joined First Place in 1996.

Lisa formerly maintained the subscriber base and coordinated high volume mailings for the First Place subscription newsletter. Lisa is invaluable in providing assistance to people looking for a First Place group in their area and answering pertinent questions about the First Place program. She also coordinated the Today Is the First Day devotional book project and the New First Place Favorites Cookbook from beginning to completion. Most recently, she has assisted Carole with her new book, Back on Track working with those who have taken the Triple Dare Challenge. Lisa is very talented and versatile and quietly completes her work with diligence and excellence.

Lisa is married to John Lewis (Carole and John's son), and they have three children: Tal, Hunter and Harper. Tal won first place at the Woodward Academy novice national debate tournament in Atlanta, GA last year.

Vicki Heath
Vicki is the First Place Networking Coordinator and joined the First Place staff in 2006. She has been involved in First Place for many years and has led both adult and teen groups at her church. Vicki works closely with all of our First Place Networking Leaders as they network together to get new groups started in every state. Vicki and her husband, Rob, have four wonderful children. Rob serves as Worship Pastor at Riverbluff Baptist Church in Charleston, SC. Vicki is also a Body & Soul Instructor and is on our two First Place Aerobic DVD’s. She speaks at First Place conferences, leads Aerobics and speaks at our F.O.C.U.S Weeks each year.

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Erin DuBroc