Associate Vice President - Facilities

NGCSU

I’m a Lumpkin County native and a 1983 graduate from Lumpkin County High School.  I then attended The University of Tennessee, in Knoxville, TN, earning a BS in Industrial Engineering. After college, I worked with Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corp. until 1993, when I took a several month hiatus to “thru-hike” the Appalachian Trail, from Maine back to Georgia.

Following the long walk, I joined SOMAX, Inc., a small technology company.  I later attended graduate school at Georgia Tech, receiving a MS in Management in 1997. 

Since graduate school, I worked for a number of years in administration and consulting, and in May, 2007, I joined the staff of NGCSU as Associate Vice President for Facilities and Director of Auxiliary Services. 

I live with my wife Stephanie and son Aidan, age 7 in Lumpkin County.  We are active in the Dahlonega United Methodist Church, where I currently serve as church treasurer.