Staff Members

Rick has been in Royal Rangers since 1975. He was a boy in the program for 9 years where he earned his Gold Medal of Achievement, Gold and Silver Buffalos, and Wilderness in FCF. The remainder of the time he has served in a variety of leadership positions in North Texas and Northern Missouri. He currently serves as the outpost coordinator of outpost 55, treasurer for South Fort Worth section, deputy district director for the North Texas district, and as national secretary for Royal Rangers Alumni. He has served on the staff of numerous national training events and boys academies.

Rick Adkinson has been in Royal Rangers since 1969; nine of those years as a boy and the remainder as a leader. While a boy, he earned his Gold Medal of Achievement (#261). Prior to his appointment as the district training coordinator, he served in various positions in Royal Rangers: regional public relations coordinator, district training coordinator, sectional commander, and sectional training coordinator, all of these in the Southeast Region and Georgia District.  Since coming to the North Texas district he has served as district games coordinator for Pow Wow and Winter Camp, and Austin sectional training coordinator as well as the South Central Regional training coordinator.  Rick lives north of Austin with his wife Donna and attends Glad Tidings Austin where he is a Discovery Rangers commander.

Art started in Rangers in 1970 as a boy for 9 years, and then served as an assistant group leader and youth staff worker for the next 20. As an assistant group leader Art helped guide his 2 sons through their years in the Rangers ministry, attending every campout and activity with them. He achieved Wilderness in FCF where he goes by the name Flintlock.  Art served as outpost  oordinator of Outpost #72 from 2002 to the beginning of 2010; he currently works as a commander with the Expedition Rangers. He is a NRA Certified Instructor, an Archery Certified Instructor, and a Royal Rangers Certified Instructor.  Art served as our chapter’s FCF vice president for six years and is currently serving as both our chapter’s FCF president and the South Central Regional FCF territorial representative.

Randy has been involved in Royal Rangers since 1979. Prior to his appointment as North Texas District Outreach Coordinator, he served as South Central Region and North Texas District Missions Coordinator, Deputy District Commander, District Training Coordinator and Mid Cities Section Commander. He has also served as the FCF Scribe and earned the Wilderness level of FCF.

Randy and his wife, Eulinda, live in Arlington where he serves as Outpost Coordinator and Adventure/Expedition Rangers Commander.

Greg Garza was introduced to Royal Rangers when he was thirteen years old. It was during one of the first meetings of a new outpost that he accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior.

Greg became a Royal Rangers Commander in 1994. He has served in various leadership positions in the South Texas and North Texas districts and currently serves as Outpost Coordinator at the Church of Glad Tidings in Austin, Texas. He has served on staff at numerous boys’ and leaders’ training events. He is also a Buckskin member of FCF.

Greg and his wife Lisa, a Ranger Kids commander, have two sons in Royal Rangers – Samuel and Joseph.

Jonathan has been in Royal Rangers since 1969, and the FCF since 1974. As a young buck in FCF he advanced to Buckskin in 1975 and served as the assistant district scout from 1975 to 1978. He advanced to Wilderness in 1995 and has served as the territorial chairman since 2004 and the chapter chairman since 2007. His FCF name is Bigfoot.

Art started in Rangers in 1970 as a boy for 9 years, and then served as an assistant group leader and youth staff worker for the next 20. As an assistant group leader Art helped guide his 2 sons through their years in the Rangers ministry, attending every campout and activity with them. He achieved Wilderness in FCF where he goes by the name Flintlock.  Art served as outpost coordinator of Outpost #72 from 2002 to the beginning of 2010; he currently works as a commander with the Expedition Rangers. He is a NRA Certified Instructor, an Archery Certified Instructor, and a Royal Rangers Certified Instructor.  Art served as our chapter’s FCF vice president for six years and is currently serving as both our chapter’s FCF president and the South Central Regional FCF territorial representative.

Rodney “Bow Breaker” Briggs has attended Bethel Temple Assembly of God in Fort Worth since 1981. He helped get Outpost 5 running again and has worked with all age groups since its reinstatement in 1995. He currently serves as the Expedition Rangers commander.

Rodney has served in various capacities within the district. He served as an area commander in the South Fort Worth Section in 2002, and then as sectional commander from 2003 through 2006. He then served as a divisional commander until 2009.

Bow Breaker (Psalm 18:34) was inducted into the Frontiersmen Camping Fellowship in 2003. He advanced to Buckskin in 2006 and hopes to achieve Wilderness in 2011. He has served our chapter as Buckskin representative and has served as vice-president of the chapter since 2009.

Ron has been in Royal Rangers since 2006. He has found that Rangers has been great at helping him and his boys become leaders and teachers for God. He has been a member of the FCF since 2007 and will participate in a Wilderness Vigil in 2011. He feels that it is important for leaders to continue working on advancements because it sets a good example for the boys in the outpost. He currently serves as the Buckskin rep for the Shawnee Trail Chapter and as the Adventure/Expedition Rangers leader at Outpost 561 at That Church in Corsicana. In 2010 he served as project manager for our Pathfinder trip where we took 10 boys and 6 men to help another church.

Ron is always looking for quality men and boys who are willing to put forth the effort to advance to Buckskin. He particularly likes it when a father and son to advance together as he and his son Matthew did.

Jeff “Sky Watcher” Kersey has been in Royal Rangers since 1989. He has served as a commander in all age groups during that time. Jeff has served in several roles for the South Fort Worth section including sectional coordinator. He also serves in Outpost 55, Christ Church Fort Worth, as the assistant outpost coordinator and the Expedition Rangers commander.

Jeff has spent years in the North Texas district serving in many roles, including Pow Wow coordinator, junior camps coordinator, Instructor Trainer, FCF staff, and initiated 2 new camps in the district, Frontier Brigade Camp, a camp for boys to work on merits in a frontier setting, and the Wilderness Trail camp, a camp for FCF members to work and earn their wilderness advancement merits.

Jeff spent 2 years in the Wyoming district, starting an outpost and serving as senior commander for Outpost 32 in Sundance, Wyoming. He also served as the Northeast Sectional commander for the Wyoming District.

“Sky Watcher” has been a member of Frontiersman Camping Fellowship for 14 years. During that time he has been active in many aspects of the Shawnee Trail and served as vice president and currently serves as the Wilderness representative, encouraging and helping members reach the wilderness advancement. Other than “Sky Watcher” Jeff is also known as “cookie” and “kind and generous Bourgeois.”

He is excited to have his family be part of FCF along with him. His wife is a regular at the Family Days camp and all three sons have been members.

Commander Fogleman was born in Pennsylvania; he retired after 20 years of service in the United States Air Force. He has earned a Bachelor of Science degree in occupational resources & applied technology from Texas A&M, an Associates Degree in aircraft maintenance technology from the Community College of the Air Force and has earned his airframe and power plant license.

Commander Fogleman feels that the Lord has brought him to Texas to evangelize, equip, and empower boys for Christ. To do so as effectively as possible, he has attended NTC (National Training Camp), and has completed Ranger Essentials. He is a certified instructor for the North Texas District Royal Rangers. Lee is working on his minister’s certification through the Berean School of the Bible.

He currently serves as the Discovery Rangers commander and as outpost coordinator for his outpost; he serves as the Greenville sectional commander and is the chaplain for the North Texas Frontiersmen Camping Fellowship.

Commander Fogleman’s enjoyment of rock collecting, Indian Lore, and primitive living is enhanced by his involvement in the Frontiersmen Camping Fellowship, which he thoroughly enjoys, and for which, he thanks the Lord. A life changing event took place in 2010 when he was part of a mission’s trip to Tanzania, Africa.

Steve has been in Royal Ranger since 1996 as a Commander at First Assembly of God in Mesquite.  Today he serves as Senior Commander for Outpost 96 and also South Dallas Sectional coordinator.

Steve and his wife Mary, live in Mesquite where both are very active in Royal Rangers both at First Assembly and in the Section.