EDUCATION:

University of South Carolina, Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (BAIS), 1988
Concentration: Computer Applications in Business Environments
One Year: MBA Program - USC, Columbia, SC

CIVIC ACTIVITIES:

Political Columnist "A Matter of Record", Union County News 1982-84
Chairman, Governor's Task Force on Critical Human Needs, 1983
Director, Union County Food Bank, 1983-1989
Trustee, Wallace Thomson Hospital, 1985-1994
Trustee, Ellen Sager Nursing Home, 1985-1994
Director, South Carolina State Kudzu Festival, 1986-88
Chairman, Catawba Area Agency on Aging, 1990-92
Treasurer, S. C. Hospital Trustees Association, 1989-1994
Union County Economic Development Task Force, 1991-1992
American Hospital Association Congress of Trustees, 1992-1994
Trustee, Union County Healthcare Foundation, 1993-1994
President, Excelsior Middle School PTA, 1995-1996
Union County School Improvement Council, 1995-1997
Member, Philippi Baptist Church
Member, Union Elk's Lodge
Spartanburg Little Theater
Board Member, Piedmont Care Consortium, 2000-2004
Co-Host: Live Wire Talk Show Radio Station WBCU-AM, 8/98-1/2000
Leadership Union 2000 - co-sponsored with Union County Development Board and USC-Union
Boogaloo Broadcasting Company (Community Theater)

RECOGNITION & AWARDS:

Who's Who in U. S. Executives, 1989
Outstanding Young Men of America, 1989
Union County Chamber of Commerce Small Businessperson of the Year, 1990
Who's Who in the Computer Industry, 1991
Sterling Who's Who, 1994 Edition
Union County Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year, 1996