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Governance
Allen Academy is an independent school and is governed by an independent, self-perpetuating Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is responsible for setting institutional policy, hiring and evaluating the Head of School, and ensuring the school's financial health and security. The Board of Trustees entrusts the daily operations of the school to the Head of School, who supervises and evaluates all programs and personnel, and is the final arbiter of any disputes that may arise.
Head of School
Head of School
John P. Rouse holds bachelors and master’s degrees from Texas A&M University. His undergraduate work was in Educational Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in chemistry and mathematics. Mr. Rouse’s master’s degree is in Educational Curriculum and Instruction. His post graduate work includes chemistry, biochemistry, educational administration, and reading. John is certified to teach chemistry and mathematics. He also has a certification as a Master Reading Teacher.
In addition to his formal university training, John is also a certified Lead Curriculum Management Auditor through Curriculum Management Systems, Inc. In this capacity, he conducts curriculum management audits as a consultant with Curriculum Management Systems, Inc. and Phi Delta Kappa. He has conducted audits in Texas, Indiana, Philadelphia, Idaho, California, North Carolina, Alaska, and Bermuda.
In addition to serving as a classroom teacher, Mr. Rouse has been a principal, Director of Instruction, Assistant Superintendent, and Superintendent. His career in education spans more than 38 years. John has been married to his high school sweetheart, Barbara, for 38 years. Their two sons were born in Bryan, Texas, but both now are married and live in Montana.
Board of Trustees
Board Chair
Bullin is a graduate of the University of Houston with B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas, and has worked for Jefferson Chemical Company and BS&B Process Systems as a process engineer. In addition, Bullin was a professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at Texas A&M University for 25 years. While at Texas A&M, he had a very active research program with a number of M.S. and Ph.D. level students. Bullin had coauthored six book chapters, 100 technical papers, 25 major project reports and 100 technical presentations at professional meetings. In addition, he has seven patents.
At present, he is a Professor Emeritus at Texas A&M University and president of Bryan Research and Engineering, Inc., a firm that develops and markets process simulation software for the oil and gas, refining, and chemical industries. In addition, he has formed a number of other businesses in oil and gas exploration and production, cattle ranching and other areas.
Board Treasurer
George earned a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science from Texas A&M University. In addition, he completed the requirements for a Master Agriculture in Agriculture Economics with an emphasis on finance.
George has extensive experience in designing and implementing investment programs for endowments, foundations, hospitals, corporations, retirement plans and individuals. He also has significant experience in succession planning for middle market businesses; finance planning for individuals; and retirement planning for business owners. He specializes in working with professional asset managers, specifically in blending these managers to help these clients achieve their financial goals.
George is a past President of the Brazos County Go Texan Association and 12th Man Foundation Board of Directors.
Secretary
Kacal grew up in Pearland, Texas, and is a 1992 graduate of Texas A&M University. He earned a BA in Political Science, and then went on to earn a degree from TCU in Ranch Management in 1993. Currently, Kacal is the Owner/Operator of Tonkaway Ranch, Quail Division.
He is a 14-year member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. He serves as the Director of Texas Wildlife Association; Wildlife Committee Captain of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo; and on the Board of Directors of Crime Stoppers. Kacal is a past president of Brazos County Farm Bureau. He is also involved in the Beef and Forage Committee TAMU Extension Service, American Heart Association Shoot from the Heart, Hospice Brazos Valley, St. Jude’s Trail Ride and Brazos Valley Sporting Clays Association. He is a soccer coach for Brazos Valley Futbol Club - Cobras boys competitive team. Kacal has been married for 14 years, and has two children that attend Allen Academy.
Clanton is a 1985 graduate of Texas A&M University, where he earned a BBA in Accounting. After working in public accounting industry for six years, he returned to Bryan and opened his own accounting practice. In 1993 he started Trajen, Inc., a logistics support company serving the commercial and military aviation markets. Trajen grew rapidly to 500 employees, operating 25 locations, in nine states, and in 2002, was selected as the Small Business Sub-Contractor of the year by the Small Business Administration. In 2005, Clanton sold his interest in Trajen, and formed Astin Partners, a real estate development company specializing in redevelopment of historical commercial properties.
Clanton has served on the Board of Directors for The Children’s Museum of the Brazos Valley, the Brazos Valley Community Foundation, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Mays Business School Advisory and Allen Academy.
Malechek was born and raised in Bryan-College Station, Texas and is a graduate of Allen Academy. She attended St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, majoring in Business Administration. Currently, she is the COO/President of the Adam Development Properties, a subsidiary of The Adam Corporation, which interests include commercial and residential real estate developments and County Club facilities.
Malechek has served on the Allen Board of Trustees since 1998. She served as Chairman of the Committee on Trustees from 1999-2001 and Chairman of the Board from 2004-2006. Malechek currently serves as Treasurer.
She has been a member of The Junior League of Bryan College Station since 1992, and volunteers with The American Heart Association and the Children’s Museum of the Brazos Valley.
Malechek has three children who have all attended Allen since age three. The oldest graduated from Allen in 2007.
Prescott has 30 years experience working in banking and corporate finance in the US, Europe and Middle East. Recently, he was responsible for executing the multi-year acquisition plan and sales program of one of the world’s largest full-service aviation services companies, with operations in the US and Europe. Prior to this, he served as Vice President for Corporate Development and Strategic Planning of Trajen, where he successfully identified and acquired a majority of locations in Trajen’s FBO network as well as heading marketing and sales. Don has worked for National Commercial Bank in Jeddah, Dresdner Bank in Houston, New York and Frankfurt, as well as with BGP-SIB in Houston. Don has a BA and a MBA from Texas A&M University. He is a US citizen residing in the US, married to Anne and father of Gareth & Stephen.
Moore attended Allen Academy from 1st through 12th grade and was on campus from the end of the military era through the move to the new campus. For undergraduate work, he attended Hampden Sydney College in Virginia (the last of the all male schools, founded in 1776). Moore graduated with a bachelor's degree in History and then attended South Texas School of Law in Houston. For his senior dissertation for his History degree was a published work dealing with the commonalties of peasant revolts focusing on the Mexican Revolution in the state of Morelos and the Boxer Rebellion in the region of Shan Dong, China. Recently he collaborated on a book published by Osprey on LRRPS, Rangers, and Special Forces in Vietnam.
Moore did estate planning work for several years before starting Moore Militaria which fed his love of history. In this position, over the past 10 years, he has worked as a historical and military advisor for major film productions as well as television shows on the History Channel, Military Channel, BBC, National Geographic, Armed Forces Network and numerous stage productions as well. Moore Militaria has also worked extensively with US Military Museums as well as nationally recognized museums creating exhibits and historical interpretation programs. Moore recently moved his office and family back to the Bryan/College Station, and currently has three daughters at Allen.
