Eric Wallace (entrepreneur)
Encyclopedia
Eric Wallace is an entrepreneur
and ordained minister.
) and John Wallace. He lived on Chicago’s south side until the third grade when his family moved to Wilmette, IL. He later earned an M.A. from Alliance Theological Seminary
, a Th.M. and PhD from Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education
(Union-PSCE). Wallace holds the distinction of being the first African American to earn a PhD in Biblical studies from Union-PSCE. He is an ordained minister and has served as a Pastor, Youth Minister, Children’s Minister, and Christian Education consultant. He has served locally as an associate minister at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago, as well as Victory Apostolic Church in Matteson where he currently serves. Wallace also served as an Army officer in the Maryland National Guard, and as an Adjunct Professor at North Park University and Elmhurst College.
, and is the former Chairman of the African American Republican Council of Illinois. He currently serves as a member of the Outreach Advisory Board for the Illinois GOP
, Co-chairman of Cook County Republican Party, Vice President of the Rich Township Republicans, a commissioner on the Illinois Transatlantic Slave Trade Commission and a member of the Village of Matteson zoning and planning Commission.
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
and ordained minister.
Personal
Wallace was born in Chicago, IL, to Joan Scott (daughter of renowned artist William Edouard ScottWilliam Edouard Scott
William Edouard Scott was an African American artist. Even before Alain Locke asked African Americans to create and portray the New Negro that would thrust them into the future, artists like William Edouard Scott were depicting blacks in new ways to break away from the subjugating images of the past...
) and John Wallace. He lived on Chicago’s south side until the third grade when his family moved to Wilmette, IL. He later earned an M.A. from Alliance Theological Seminary
Alliance Theological Seminary
Alliance Theological Seminary is an evangelical Christian Seminary affiliated with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. The school finds its roots from the Missionary Training Institute, a school established by A.B. Simpson to train missionaries for world service. The school eventually became...
, a Th.M. and PhD from Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education
Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education
Union Presbyterian Seminary, located on the near north side of the city of Richmond, Virginia, is a theological seminary of the Presbyterian Church...
(Union-PSCE). Wallace holds the distinction of being the first African American to earn a PhD in Biblical studies from Union-PSCE. He is an ordained minister and has served as a Pastor, Youth Minister, Children’s Minister, and Christian Education consultant. He has served locally as an associate minister at the Apostolic Church of God in Chicago, as well as Victory Apostolic Church in Matteson where he currently serves. Wallace also served as an Army officer in the Maryland National Guard, and as an Adjunct Professor at North Park University and Elmhurst College.
Entrepreneur
Wallace has owned a number of businesses from a publishing company to a dance studio. He was President and CEO of Wallace Publishing and Computer Graphics. He now serves as the President and CEO of Wallace Multimedia Group, LLC, which is the parent company to Freedom's Journal Magazine and Integrity Books.Community service
Since 2004, Wallace has served on the African American Advisory Board for the Republican National CommitteeRepublican National Committee
The Republican National Committee is an American political committee that provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. It is...
, and is the former Chairman of the African American Republican Council of Illinois. He currently serves as a member of the Outreach Advisory Board for the Illinois GOP
Illinois Republican Party
The Illinois Republican Party is the state-level affiliate of the Republican Party in Illinois. Since August 20, 2009, it has been chaired by Pat Brady...
, Co-chairman of Cook County Republican Party, Vice President of the Rich Township Republicans, a commissioner on the Illinois Transatlantic Slave Trade Commission and a member of the Village of Matteson zoning and planning Commission.