Bio
Rev. Wallace O. McLaughlin, MDiv, PhD, is the founding President/CEO of the Fathers and Families Center. He is
responsible for the overall vision and leadership of the agency, assisting over 20,000 fathers in achieving self-
sufficiency, strengthening their families, and impacting 50,000 children. His leadership and vision in designing and
developing model programs for at-risk African American fathers in the community has been recognized at the
national, state, and local level. Upon graduation from the University of West Georgia (1978), Dr. McLaughlin was commissioned as a Second
Lieutenant in the United States Air Force and served 12 years on active and reserve duty. While serving in the
military, he was ordained as an Elder in the Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church. He later attended Harvard
Divinity School and was awarded an MDiv degree in 1986.