Clint Free
Email: clintfree@cgt.life
CGT’s Executive Director, Clint Free served with Trinity Family Ministries in Mobile, Alabama. After four years with Trinity Family, Clint felt called to start a similar ministry in the city of Troy, Alabama.
Clint and his wife, Alyssa, both graduates of Troy University, had always had a special place in their heart for Troy and moved back in 2019.
Working with a group of Troy citizens that also felt the Lord stirring their hearts for unity and to love the under-served in the Troy, they partnered with Common Ground Montgomery to start the newest Common Ground expansion in 2019.
Clint and Alyssa have been married for nine years and have three children (Jack, Drew, and Elliot).
Grace Everage
Email: everage.grace@cgt.life
Grace Everage, Academic Coordinator, graduated from Samford University, with certifications in Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, Elementary Education, and Elementary Collaborative Education. She also received her M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from the American College of Education.
Grace taught at Troy Elementary School from 2017-2022. She currently teaches full time at Troy University in the Department of Teacher Education. Grace is married to Jonathan Everage.
Andrew Clem
Email: andrewclem@cgt.life
Andrew Clem joined our staff as the After School Program Director. Andrew graduated from Troy University in 2022 with a degree in Business Marketing. During the Fall of 2023, Andrew joined our staff in a part-time role but quickly saw the vision for the youth in CGTs program. Andrews's primary focus is on our after-school program, and biblical studies and mentorship.
Andrew was elevated to full-time in the fall of 2023.
Fred Burden
Email: fburden@cgt.life
Fred Burden joined our staff part-time as the After School Program Assistant in Summer 2025. Fred went to Troy University for 2 years before serving in the military for 12 years. Fred is a full-time paraprofessional at Charles Henderson Middle School. Fred has served on our summer staff for the past 4 years.
Fred has three children (Gabriel, Aubrey, and Chelsea). Fred was born and raised in Troy, Alabama and is a proud graduate of Charles Henderson High School.
Seth Elmore
Email: selmore@cgt.life
Seth Elmore first connected with Common Ground Troy in the summer of 2024, serving part-time and developing a deep passion for the ministry’s mission.
A Troy, Alabama native and graduate of Troy University, Seth has always carried a strong love for the community that shaped him. In early 2025, Seth and his wife, Tori also a Troy University graduate moved to Prattville. Even while away, they continued to sense the Lord drawing their hearts back to Troy and the work happening through Common Ground. After a season of prayer and discernment, Seth and Tori felt clearly called to return.
In November 2025, Seth accepted the role of Assistant Program Director with Common Ground Troy. He is grateful for the opportunity to serve full time and give back to the community he knows, loves, and calls home.
Ron Lewis
Email: ronlewis@cgt.life
Ron Lewis is a native of rural Pike County and a 1992 graduate of Pike County High School. He served a total of 12 years in the U.S. Army, including three years of active duty and nine years in the Army Reserve. Ron also served a year in Kuwait during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Ron currently serves as Board Chair of the John R. Lewis Legacy Institute, which was founded by Ron and other family members following the passing of his uncle, civil rights icon and Congressman John R. Lewis.
Ron recently retired from Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama after nearly 22 years of dedicated service. He chose to work with Common Ground Troy because he felt a calling on his life to do more and give back to his community.
“Instead of always talking about what’s wrong with our community, we need to come together and try to make a change. And it starts with our youth!”
In August 2026, Ron accepted the role of High School Program Director with Common Ground Troy. In this role, he works directly with students in grades 9–12, helping prepare and equip them for success in school, the workforce, and life.