Ken Bangs

A native Texan Ken was born in Cooper, Delta County, Texas and raised in Plano, Collin County, Texas. Ken spent his life in law enforcement and public safety. He began his career walking a beat in downtown Dallas. Within a year, he was drafted into the army and assigned to the Military Police Corps. Following training at Fort Polk Louisiana and Fort Lewis Washington, Ken was deployed to the Alaskan Command, United States Army Alaska. At the end of his service, he returned to law enforcement and public safety. He retired in 2002 having served his last twenty-five years as the Director of Police and Security Services for the Plano Independent School District. Ken earned a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University, a M.S. in Human Relations and Business Management from Amberton University and a Doctorate of Ministry in Christian Counseling from Jacksonville (Florida) Theological Seminary. Ken and his wife, Trudy, have been married fifty years. They have two children and two perfect grandchildren. Ken and Trudy currently live in McKinney, Texas.