Major Tim Foley - Mission Matters
Written by Dr. Jim Hartman
April 1 , 2011


Our newly appointed and recently installed Training Principal, Major Tim Foley, is a man of mission; his twenty-nine years of experience as an officer and his tenure as our Assistant Principal has reinforced in him the importance of unity, commitment to team, and an unswerving passion for the practical ministry and mission of The Salvation Army. He is The Salvation Army wherever he goes. He is The CFOT wherever he goes. He is determined to make, and he will make a very positive difference in our world at Crestmont.
 
He and his spouse, Major Cindy Foley*, pledged at their installation “to work with the cadets, faculty and staff to enhance mission by promoting our shared values of excellence, faith, leadership and service.” By now, we know that the people make any institution what it is. The Foleys are committed as officers and as a family to continue to promote the CFOT cause in the Western Territory – to the College and its cadets, to the corps where we worship, to the places we do business, to the homes and residence halls where we dwell – Crestmont is our home, and they are committed as our college leaders to make the College a loving and soul and spirit-filled place. They will further reinforce the Army’s identity and mission; they are here through their love of God and their spirit of sharing, welcoming, accepting, and providing hospitality infuses the souls and spirits of all of us who are part of the College. For them, mission matters.

Major Foley completed his Master of Arts in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary in June of 2000. His Associate degree was awarded by Azusa Pacific University even though he completed his work here at CFOT in 1982. He has had an outstanding record as a teacher at the College, having developed and taught courses in ethics, theology, pastoral care and church history. In the fall of 2010, Major Foley was publically honored by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Rotary Club on the Peninsula as one of the Educators of the Year. Prior to coming to Crestmont in 2000, he served with Cindy as the first administrators at the Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in San Diego, as a Divisional Youth Secretary in San Francisco and as a Corps Officer in five different appointments between 1982 and 1997.
 
The Foleys have three children. Laura is a senior majoring in English Education at Cal Poly Pomona. Alex, their son, is an actor appearing on the Disney Channel, and he will graduate this spring from Rancho Del Mar High School on the Peninsula. The youngest daughter, Victoria, is finishing her middle school education this year at Miraleste Middle School. The Foleys are a vibrant and vital family, actively engaged in support of one another, the College and The Salvation Army.
 
Jim Reeves, the Chair of the Crestmont Council, praised “Major Foley for his honesty and forthrightness in dealing directly and realistically with challenges and for his record of commitment to the College and The Salvation Army.” Major Foley will enhance the tradition at Crestmont of effective leadership. For that, we are all very grateful.

 
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