Dr. Alejandro (Alex) Mandes has two streams of educational training that are very appropriate for his work. He received degrees from the University of Texas in Social Work for policy and administration. He received a master of theology degree and a doctorate in Ministry from Dallas Theological Seminary. In the last twenty-five years, he has started sixteen new ministries that, in one way or another, serve the underserved or vulnerable in our society. However, first he is an unabashed lover of Jesus Christ and His church.

While Dr. Mandes is dedicated to serving all people, Christian or otherwise, everything he does ties back someway to the Great Commission or the Great Commandment. He is employed by the EFCA to lead their multicultural effort. He has also served as the executive director of Immigrant Hope and the Director of GATEWAY Theological Institute.