STAFF
Here to Serve you.
The staff at the First West Thrift Store is here for you! We want to help you with your needs. Our staff works hard to make sure your experience at the store is wonderful. The next time you are at the store, give a “hello” to one of our staff team.
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Phillip Thigpen
Transform Center / Thrift Store Director -
Keith McVay
Compassionate Ministries Director -
Misty Taylor
Processing Manager -
Debbie Taylor
Furniture Manager -
Denise Coleman
Sorting Manager -
Daniel Yates
Lead Laborer -
Cortez Robinson
Laborer -
Chip Swearingen
Donations Leader / Laborer
Phillip Thigpen
Transform Center / Thrift Store Director
Phillip joined First West as the Thrift Store Director on January 1, 2015 and has led businesses in North Louisiana for 18 years. He graduated from Ruston High School in 1990 and then from Louisiana Tech in 1995. Phillip has been a member of First West since 2008 and was ordained as a deacon in 2014. He is married to Bonnie Nell Prewitt and they have one daughter, Faith.
- pthigpen@firstwest.cc
- 318.410.0999
Keith McVay
Compassionate Ministries Director
Keith served as Student Recreation Ministry Associate during his college days (1969-1973) here at First Baptist Church. He was called to ministry in 1973 and served 22 years in full-time ministry while receiving a Bachelor of Science from NLU, then a masters degree and PhD from Seminary. He also taught school and coached for 14 years during which time he served as a bi-vocational pastor. He is currently serving part-time as Compassionate Ministries Coordinator and Adult Minister at First West. Keith is married to Dianne (who retired from teaching after 38 years). They have three children and five grandchildren.
- kmcvay@firstwest.cc
- 318.366.7404
Misty Taylor
Processing Manager
- 318.410.0999
Debbie Taylor
Furniture Manager
- 318.410.0999
Denise Coleman
Sorting Manager
- 318.410.0999
Daniel Yates
Lead Laborer
- 318.410.0999
Cortez Robinson
Laborer
- 318.410.0999
