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| Education |
N.C. State University - B. A. - Bachelor of
Arts in Education
Appalachian State University - M. S. - Master of Science in Biology
Appalachian State University - Ed. S. - Educational Specialist in Administration |

| Current Job |
Alleghany County Schools
Position: Superintendent of Schools
Responsibilities: Lead Alleghany County Schools in carrying out local
school board policies |

| Other Jobs |
Assistant Superintendent: Alleghany
County Schools
Principal: Alleghany County
Assistant Principal: Alleghany County
Teacher middle/high school level: Wake, Surry and Alleghany Counties |

| Passions |
Spending time with my family--Hobbies
such as hiking, golf, tree farming and travel
Participation in service clubs such as Lions Club, Masons, Chamber of
Commerce, etc. |

| Must Reads |
Shaking Up the School House by
Phillip Schlechty. This book gives insight into how schools should
be organized and operated in to order to embrace school improvement
successfully.
Superintendents Only. A periodical that is one of my best
sources for quick solutions to leadership issues.
EschoolNews. A monthly newspaper developed to provide news
and information to help K-12 decision-makers successfully utilize
technology and the internet to achieve educational goals. |

| Quotes |
"Always associate with your
betters" Benjamin Franklin
"Love your children more than you love your schools" Bill
Daggett
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can
change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever
has." Margaret Mead.
"The illiterates of the future will not be the person who cannot read,
it will be the person who does not know how to learn": Alan Toffler |

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