Executive Director

Julius Koonce, Executive Director for the Christians in the Marketplace has been an entrepreneur for over 30 years. Currently, he provides chaplain services for small businesses , and IT solution services. His chaplain service provide moral, team building and spiritual support to companies who desires to have God as part of the team. He also work with and local IT company to provide IT Consultant and Sales support.   He is also the owner of Cogic Radio (internet radio station) and he is the organizer for the MLK Dream Park and Center in Salisbury, NC. He was appointed to the City of Greensboro Planning Board.  Served as the moderator for a city wide forum for “Y2K Preparedness”.  Appointed to serve as Executive Director of Christians in the Marketplace in 2007.   Julius was also selected as Business Leaders “Movers & Shakers” Award in 2010!  Julius is passionate about transforming the marketplace through marketplace disciples who see their businesses and workplaces as their ministry.  He believes that the new mission field is the marketplace. Julius has been married to Tammy Koonce for over 28 years and they have a 20 year old son named Ephraim.

My Family:

• Married to my wife Tammy for 28 years
• We have a 20 year old son

My Education:

• Raleigh School of Data Processing (’82)
• A.S Degree (Computer Programming) ‘85
• B.S Elon University (College) –Computer Science ‘87

My Businesses:

• NCIT IT Sales Consultant
• Launched Cogicradio.fm Internet Radio 2010
• Launched Total Reach Technologies (Oct 2013)

My Accomplishments:

• Celebrating Over 25 Years in Business (PC Plus)
• Perfect Attendance Award (1^st-12^th Grade)
• Appointed to the City of Greensboro Planning Board
• Served as the moderator for a city wide forum for “Y2K Preparedness”
• Elected Co-Char for Leadership Greensboro Class of 2002-2003
• Appointed to Greensboro Technology Task Force
• Appointed to serve as Executive Director for Evangel Urban Ministry
• Appointed to serve as Executive Director of School of Ministry
• Appointed to serve as Executive Director of Christians In The Marketplace
• 2009 “Outstanding Media” of the Year
• 2010 Small Business Advocate of the Year
• 2010 Mover and Shaker Recipient (October 2010 edition)

My Assignment:

• To Educate: by Informing and Teaching people how to transform their Lives
• To Encourage: by helping people to believe in themselves and to overcome their fear of failure
• To Empower: by providing personal solutions in life, family and work
• To Equip: by bringing some of the latest technological and innovate tools to the Body of Christ.
• To Evangelize the Marketplace and making Marketplace Disciples for the Glory of God

My Ministry

• Pastoral leadership under the late Bishop Otis Lockett, Sr.
• Pastor for ChristTransformationCenter in Salisbury
• Executive Director of Christians In The Marketplace and Host for “Christian in the Marketplace Conference” where I am affectingly known as the Marketplace Ministers
• Host of “Real Talk”  and co-owner of CogicRadio.fm (Internet Gospel Station)