Education
- Graduated from high school in rural Arkansas
- Attended Dallas Baptist University
- 1984 - Received BA in Business Administration from Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, MO
- 1998 - Received MA in Political Science from Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
Previous Public Service
- Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
  - Chaired the Regional Transportation Committee responsible for highway improvement across Northern Arkansas
  - Served as a founding member of the Total Quality Management Committee responsible for teaching local industries to measure quality of output of manufactured goods.
    - Taught statistical measurement procedures to local industries
  - Served as a member of the Economic Development Committee
- Arkansas House of Representatives (Two terms)
  - Committee memberships
    - Ad hoc member of Education Committee
    - Member of Revenue and Taxation
    - Member Legislative Council
    - Member Joint Budget
- National Conference of State Legislatures
  - Member Communications Committee
- Adjunct faculty - Government (Texas & U.S.)
  - Dallas County Community College - Northlake Campus
  - Tarrant County College District - Northeast Campus
Current community involvement
- Member HEB Chamber of Commerce
- Member Irving Rotary Club (Paul Harris Fellow)
- Member Harwood Terrace Baptist Church
- Junior Achievement (Teaching elementary students basics of business)


The board meeting schedule is now posted on the TCCD website.
	Education Graduated from high school in rural Arkansas Attended Dallas Baptist University 1984 - Received BA in Business Administration from Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, MO 1998 - Received MA in Political Science from Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR Previous Public Service Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Chaired the Regional Transportation Committee responsible for highway improvement across Northern Arkansas Served as a founding member of the Total Quality Management Committee responsible for teaching local industries to measure quality of output of manufactured goods. Taught statistical measurement procedures to local industries Served as a member of the Economic Development Committee Arkansas House of Representatives (Two terms) Committee memberships Ad hoc member of Education Committee Member of Revenue and Taxation Member Legislative Council Member Joint Budget National Conference of State Legislatures Member Communications Committee Adjunct faculty - Government (Texas & U.S.) Dallas County Community College - Northlake Campus Tarrant County College District - Northeast Campus Current community involvement Member HEB Chamber of Commerce Member Irving Rotary Club (Paul Harris Fellow) Member Harwood Terrace Baptist Church Junior Achievement (Teaching elementary students basics of business)