Candidate, State of Georgia House of Representatives, District 11, 2018

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Principal, West Town Elementary School, 2012-present

Director, Georgia School for the Deaf, 2006-2011

Superintendent, Pickens County Schools, 1999-2005

Interim Principal/Teacher, Tift County High School, 1998-1999

Superintendent, Thomasville City Schools, 1994-1998

Chief Executive Officer, Our Mascot Press, 1991-1995

Chief, Bureau of School Improvement and Instruction, Florida Department of Education, 1991-1994

Principal, Palatka High School, 1985-1991

Principal, Kelley Smith Elementary School, 1982-1985

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Florida, 1980-1982

English Instructor, Windsor Forest High School, 1978-1980

English Instructor, Coffee County High School, 1976-1978

Volunteer Tutor, Georgia Northwestern College- Language and Literacy Center, 2011-2012

Member, O'Connell Center Advisory Board, 1980-1982

Awards:

Georgia Department of Education 2014 Title 1 Highest Progress Rewards School (West Town Elementary)
Georgia Association for the Deaf 2007 School of the Year
Georgia School Superintendents Association Distinguished Service Award 2005
Rotary Club of Jasper (GA) Lee Arrendale Leadership Award 2005
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Super District for Quality Schools 2004-05 (Pickens County)
Pickens County (GA) Retired Educators Association Outstanding Educator Award 2004
Georgia Arts Education Association Distinguished Service Award 2004 (Pickens County Schools)
Rotary Club of Jasper (GA) Youth Service Award 2002
Rotary Club of Jasper (GA) Outstanding Service Award 2001
Thomasville (GA) Rotary Club Employer of the Year 1994-95 Florida Department of Education Commissioner's Award for Exemplary Teamwork 1992 (School Improvement Section)
Palatka (FL) Jaycees Distinguished Service Award 1987
Palatka (FL) Jaycees Outstanding Young Educator of the Year 1985

Favorite Book:

To Kill a Mockingbird, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, A Confederacy of Dunces, The Andromeda Strain, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Kathy Sue Loudermilk I Love You, Lonesome Dove, The Martian Chronicles

Favorite Movie:

2001: A Space Odyssey, Dr. Strangelove, A Little Romance, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, The Good the Bad and the Ugly, La La Land, Psycho, Gattaca, The 7 Faces of Dr. Lao, To Kill a Mockingbird, It's a Wonderful Life, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Christmas Vacation, The Iron Giant, To Sir With Love, Stand and Deliver

Favorite Quote:

"To whom much is given, much is required."
"A wishbone will never take the place of a backbone."
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."

Favorite TV Shows:

The Andy Griffith Show, Black Mirror, Mom, 60 Minutes, Real Time with Bill Maher, The Daily Show, Sportscenter, Full Frontal, Last Week Tonight, Jeopardy, Saturday Night Live, Madam Secretary, Game of Thrones, Highly Questionable