Professional
Currently: First Vice President/Investments, one of the largest brokerage companies in the country – 1980–present
Leadership Positions
- Chairman, Wake County Board of Commissioners, 2013
- President, North Carolina Association of County Commissioners – 2010–2011
- South Region Representative to National Association of Counties 2011-present
- Chair, Wake County Board of Commissioners – 2005, 2008
- Chairman, Transportation Advisory Committee, CAMPO – 2003–2010
- Vice Chair, National Association of Counties Transportation Committee – 2006–2012
- Vice Chair, Wake County Board of Commissioners – 2004
- Board of Directors, N.C. League of Municipalities – 2001
- Chairman, Triangle J Council of Governments – 1996–97
- Mayor of Knightdale – 1995–2002
- Knightdale Town Council – 1987–95
- President, Wake County Mayors Association – 2000
- International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Steering Committee 2012-present
- Co-Chair, Wake County Community Assessment Committee 2013
- Chairman, Sustainability Task Force – 2010–2011
- Open Space and Parks Advisory Committee – 2004, 2007
- Human Services Board – 2003
Public Service and Community Involvement
-
Passage Home Board of Directors 2013
- Board of Advisors The North Carolina New Schools Project-2012-present
- Trustee, Wake Education Partnership – 2005–2008, 2012-present
- Board member, Alice Aycock Poe Health Education Center – 2005–2012
- Founder, Education First – 2000
- United Arts Leadership Board – 1998–99
- WakeMed Champions – 1996–2004
- Capital Area Preservation – Board of Directors – 2003–2006
- Founding board member, East Wake Education Foundation – 1993
- Active member, Knightdale Baptist Church – 1987–present
- Lieutenant, U.S. Navy – 1975–80
Honors and Awards
- Order of the Long Leaf Pine
- Tar Heel of the Week
- Triangle Business Journal’s Inaugural “The Triangle’s Most Influential Business Leaders” 2012
-
NAMI Wake County (National Alliance on Mental Illness) – Wake County Elected Official of the Year – 2010
- Alice Aycock Poe Health Education Center Distinguished Service Award – 2007
- Regional Transportation Champion, Regional Transportation Alliance – 2005
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Wake County Public Schools Light of Hope honoree – 2001
- Knightdale Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year
- Navy Commendation and Achievement Medals
Education
- Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, County Leadership Institute – 2005
- Master’s degree in business, Central Michigan University – 1980
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial relations, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill – 1975
Personal
- Wife, Jennifer; two daughters and sons-in-law; two granddaughters and two grandsons