Meet The Staff

The RESCU Staff is comprised of dedicated, knowledgeable, and experienced individuals. These are the amazing people who are behind the scenes, receiving your mail, processing your aid forms, running to the bank and returning your phone calls.

Debra Mischel

Office Manager

Debra has been a dedicated patron of Renaissance fairs, especially Sherwood Forest Faire, for the past 8 years. Over the recent years, she has deepened her involvement with Sherwood and the RESCU Foundation. With over 30 years of experience as an office manager and bookkeeper, Debra brings a wealth of administrative expertise to her role at RESCU.

Outside of work, Debra enjoys spending time with her dogs, Lucy and Pearl. She is passionate about creating art, cooking, baking, reading, and volunteering, and continues to play an active role in the Sherwood community.

Mary Parrish-Iles

HIPAA Compliance Officer

Mary is a part of RESCU’s Programs Committee and the HIPAA compliance officer. She is a rooted Renaissance festival participant from Texas performing at Sherwood Forest Faire and working as a vendor at the Texas Renaissance Festival. Her educational background includes a BA in Christian Studies from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and a Master’s of Public Health from Baylor University.

When not working at faire, Mary can be found supporting her husband’s professional wrestling career, walking her dog, and drinking large quantities of green tea.

Outside of work, Debra enjoys spending time with her dogs, Lucy and Pearl. She is passionate about creating art, cooking, baking, reading, and volunteering, and continues to play an active role in the Sherwood community.

Bruce Ballard

HR Consultant

Bruce supports RESCU in an advisory capacity in the areas of Human
Resources and Operations.  His career was mainly with Hughes Space and
Communications and The Boeing Company as an engineer, then ten years as
an engineering manager, two years as a manager in Corporate HR, and two
years as an executive.  This involved considerable experience in
applying HR policies and practices, and generally managing people and
organizational activities.

Bruce performs on-stage at the Southern California Renaissance Faire as
Bugle Biggins, ship’s musician retired from the sea, with a program of
music on the harp, Irish whistle, and bugle, plus a little education and
story-telling about his seafaring adventures. Otherwise, he supports the
children’s area known as Kids’ Kingdom.

Lauren Berry

Office Personnel

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Colleen Bremer

Bookkeeper

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Programs Support Staff

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By Mail

RESCU Foundation, Inc.

797 Sam Bass Rd.

STE 171

Round Rock, TX 78681

By Phone

800.374.9215

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Tax ID 31-1606346

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