Biography

I am a native son of East Tennessee having attended Carter High School and graduating from Tusculum College with a B.S. degree in business administration.

I bring a wealth of experience to the table with a broad background in management and public service.  My business background includes being an owner/operator of a radio network in Nashville, chief financial officer of a furniture manufacturing company in Morristown, and the past 17 years at St. Mary's Medical Center (now Mercy Health System).   While at St. Mary's I worked as a physician recruiter, director of marketing and public relations, director of economic development, and director of government relations.  St. Mary's placed me as executive on loan to Knoxville College where I was Vice President of Finance and Administration for 12 months.  After retiring from Mercy System in October of 2009 I have been contracting with Ackermann Public Relations recruiting new business development.

My wife Terry and I are members of Grace Baptist Church in the Karns Community.  We have four wonderful daughters and six beautiful grandchildren.  Our family has been richly blessed these years with good friends and a wonderful community.