Becci Bookner, President

Becci Bookner is no stranger to setting the standards in care. In 1993 she founded her first successful service company that addresses the needs of seniors.

Prior to that, this one-woman dynamo was tapped to create, develop and execute a childcare pilot project in Murfreesboro, TN. The Extended School Program (ESP), which provides before and after school child care utilizing school property, now serves as a national model and has been the subject of major media attention such as reports on Good Morning America and U.S. News and World Report.

For her leadership in this ground-breaking project, Becci was awarded the Quality of Life Award presented by the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee.

Becci's latest book is Patterns of the Heart, Gentle Thoughts on Aging, which was published in 2007.

EDUCATION

Education Specialist Degree, Supervision and Administration, 1980, Middle Tennessee State University.
Master of Arts, Elementary Education, Early Childhood, 1973, University of Memphis. Bachelor of Science, 1965, David Lipscomb University.

AFFILIATIONS

American Association of Educators in Private Practice, Tennessee Association for School Supervision and Administration, Tennessee Community Education Association, Education 2000.Extended School Endowment Fund Board, Extended School Advisory Board, Community Advisory Board of NationsBank, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Tennessee Community Outreach Board of Third National Bank, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Rotary International, Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce. Children’s Discovery House Museum Board of Directors, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Community Advisory Board of Directors, Middle Tennessee Medical Center’s MTMC-At Home, Murfreesboro, Tennessee 1994-1996. North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, 1999, Texas Association of Home Care, 2000.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Founder and President, Family Staffing Solutions, Inc. Dallas, Texas, 1999 to current, Founder and President, Elderly Services, Inc., Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1993. Director, Extended School Program and Community Development, Murfreesboro City Schools, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1986-1995. Founder and President, Wrapped Up For Kids, Inc., Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1983. Author, The Magic Gumball Machine, Copyright, 1984. Quality of Life Award, United States Congress, House Small Business Committee, Andy Ireland, Chairman, 1988. Peabody Round Table Award, Peabody/Vanderbilt University, 1987. Five Star Women’s Trailblazer Award, Daily News Journal, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 1994. Who’s Who in American, 1994-1995. Co-Author, The Personal Planning Guide, Copyright 1997. Author, “Back of the Timesheet” Program, (a 36 lesson staff training project for caregivers) copyright, 2002. President, Murfreesboro Rotary Club, Paul Harris Fellow

CONSULTING, MARKETING AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

Symposium panelist “Schools and Childcare Issues”, the Netherlands, 1994
Collaboration with over forty school systems in Tennessee to facilitate and implement “extended school programs”
Consultant, Alvin C. York Veterans Administration Medical Center to develop and implement on site child care center for federal employees
Consultant with Dade County Florida’s Phoenix Project
Consultant to Sioux Falls School System, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Region I School District, McAllen, Texas. Alabama State Legislature, Montgomery, Alabama, Southern Region Education Board, Atlanta, Georgia.
Presenter, National Association of Community Education, 1993, National Commission of Time and Learning, 1993. United States Congress, House of Representatives’ Small Business Committee Hearing, Washington, D. C. 1988. Joint Committee of Education, Tennessee State Legislature, Nashville, Tennessee 1988.

PERSONAL CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

Guest, National Republican Network Town Meeting on Education, 1993
Guest, Good Morning American, CBS, 1994
Guest, United States Department of Education’s Goals 2000 National Town Meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education
Work with Extended School referenced in “U. S. News and World Report” April, 1994. “Working Mother” September, 1994. Youth Today, November/December, 1994
Guest “Talk of the Town, “Issues on Aging, WTVF, Nashville, Tennessee 1996
Elderly Services, Inc. featured in “Scene at Six News” elder care series, WSMV, 1996 and rerun in 1997
Author, Patterns Of The Heart Gentle Thoughts On Aging November, 2007

 

Dana Cagle, Vice President

Ms. Cagle has served as a Director and Vice President of Family Staffing Solutions since June, 2001. She was the Administrator of the Nashville office of Family Staffing Solutions as well as Vice President of Operations at the corporate level from 2001 until May, 2006. In 2006, Ms. Cagle assumed an exclusively corporate role serving as the Vice President of Finance. She is uniquely involved with training and business management for the company and for its franchisees.

Prior to her work with Family Staffing Solutions, Ms. Cagle served in several capacities of management with the previously owned personal care company of the founders of FSS, Inc. She held those positions from 1994 until the company was sold in 1999.

Ms Cagle attended Middle Tennessee State University. She has been a resident of Rutherford County, Tennessee since 1989. She is a graduate of the Leadership Rutherford program of the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce in 2001 and remains active in business and community programs in Murfreesboro.

Carol Williams, Administrator

Carol Williams has been associated with Family Staffing Solutions beginning in June of 2001 when the Nashville office became operational. Her expertise and background allowed her to work in various functions of the business including Director of Personnel, Account Manager, Client Services and currently as the Administrator/Director of the Nashville office.

Ms. Williams serves in of the corporate structure for Family Staffing Solutions, Inc. as a Director and Secretary of the Board of Directors.

Prior to joining the Family Staffing Solutions’ team, Ms. Williams was Director of Personnel for the previously owned personal care company of the founders of FSS, Inc. beginning in 1997. Prior to 1997, Carol was affiliated with Jenkins and Associates for a number of years. In addition, she served as the secretary of a local Nashville church.

Carol is a native Tennessean growing up in Rutherford County. She attended Middle Tennessee State University and the University of Tennessee. She now resides in Williamson County with her husband and two children.