Thomas Vanleer has spent sixty-five years in the ministry: Seven years as an Associate Pastor of Two Denominations [ Methodist/Baptist] - Fourteen years as a Pastor in the African Methodist Episcopal Church - Twenty years as a Chaplain/ Employer: The Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches/ subcontracting with [GMCC] Hennepin County - Five years as a Chaplain for the Minnesota Department of Corrections He has also been involved in: Recruiter Summit Academy OIC 2007 – 2008 - Personal Development Teacher Summit Academy OIC 2008 – 2015 - Student Advisor Summit Academy OIC 2015 – 2017 - Associate Director of Chaplain GMCC 1979 – 1986 - Pastor of St. James A.M. E. Church Minneapolis, MN 1986 – 1988 - Pastor of St. James A.M. E. Church St. Paul, MN 1979 -1986 - Pastor of Mt. Calvary A.M. E. Church Detroit, MI [ 1975—1979 - 1993 - 1995 Chaplain for the Minnesota Timberwolves He is currently a member of the Pleasantview Baptist Church in Arlington , TX