I
have been married to my wife Rachel for 16 years. We have three wonderful
children, two boys and a girl; and they are currently being educated in the
public school system.
We
have been active members, since 1993, of First Baptist Church of Concord located
at 11704 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tennessee 37922 www.fbconcord.org
or insidethemessage.org.
I
represented Knox County’s Fifth District on the Board of Education for four
years from September 1, 2000 – August 31, 2004.
During
this time, I served in many leadership positions.
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Vice-Chairman
of the Knox County School Board – 1 year.
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Tennessee
Legislative Chairman of the Knox County School Board – 2 years.
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Tennessee
School Boards Association’s (TSBA) East District Federal Relations Network
Coordinator – representing 23 area school boards – 3 years.
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TSBA
Tennessee Legislative Network Board of Director – serving as the at-large
member for the state association – 2.5 years.
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TSBA
East District Board of Director – representing 23 area school boards on the
governing body of the association – 1 year.
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Achieved
level 4 of the TSBA Boardsmanship program – it is a 5 level program.
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Served
on the Board of the Knox County Council PTA Clothing Center – 2 years.
Within
the community, I currently serve as a ...
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Board
member of the Knoxville Chapter of the American Red Cross.
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Board
member of the Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair.
* Coach Upward Basketball for fifth grade girls at First Baptist Church of Concord - Winter 2006.
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Member
of the National Eagle Scout Association.
Within the community, I have ...
* Served as a Ordained Deacon and Elder of the Presbyterian Church, USA.
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Served
as a member 2 years and Chairman 1 year of the Christian Life Committee of First
Baptist Church, Concord.
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Coached
little league baseball with CBFO (Cedar Bluff Farragut Optimist) – 4 years.
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Coached
soccer with AYSO – 3 years.
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Coached
Upward Basketball at First Baptist Church – Concord – 2 years.
* Coached Upward Soccer for first and second grade boys at First Baptist Church, Concord. - 2 years.
* Coached Upward Soccer for third through fifth grade boys at First Baptist Church, Concord - Fall 2005.
* Coached Upward Soccer for third through fifth grade girls at First Baptist Church, Concord - Fall 2005.
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Served
as a member for 1 year and Chairman for 3 years on the Knox County Jail
Inspection Committee.
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Served
as a member for 2 years on the Knox County Sheriffs Department Merit System
Council.
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I
have been active in various local, state and national political campaigns in
various positions and in some cases managing the total campaign operations.
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Served
as the Legislative Co-Chairman for 2 years of the A.L. Lotts Elementary School
PTA.
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Served
as Parliamentarian for 2 years of the A.L. Lotts Elementary School PTA.
Awards
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As
Co-Chairman of the Legislative Committee with my wife, our committee was awarded
First Place in the state by the Tennessee PTA two years consecutively.