Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County, the faith-based Fort Worth nonprofit that serves people experiencing homelessness, has put one of its own board members in charge on an interim basis.
Mitchell Ellis, 38, started as interim chief executive on Monday, Nov. 2, the Fort Worth Report reported. He told the Report he expects to hold the interim title for 90 to 180 days and has not decided whether he would want the job long term.
Ellis has served on the mission's board since 2024, where he led its security work. Before that he spent 13 years with the Fort Worth Police Department, including patrol, a tactical unit and four years as a detective in the Crimes Against Children Unit, according to the Report.
He has also run a hotel business in Glen Rose and held executive roles at two pipeline services companies.
Board chair Caroline Samis said in a written statement to the Report that the board was unanimous in backing Ellis. Ellis told the Report the board's aim for now is "short-term stability."
