Home: Memphis, Tennessee

Education: Graduate, Noncommissioned Officer Academy, Fort Benning, Georgia, 1969 Graduated, Economics, Memphis State University

Profession: Manager, Veterans Services, Shelby County, 1983-2003 Regional Veterans Employment Representative, State Department of Employment Security, 1971-1983 Military Operations and Intelligence, 25th Infantry Division, United States Army, 1969-1971 United States Army United States Army Reserves

Political: Commissioner of Veterans Affairs, State of Tennessee, 2003-present

Congressional Membership: Chair, Governor's Interagency Council on Homelessness Member, Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability Member, Tennessee Military Affairs Commission Member, Tennessee State Veteran's Homes Board

Organization Membership: Member, Board, Alpha Omega Veteran Services Member, National Foreign Commission, American Legion Member, American Legion Post 27 Member, Customer Service Advisory Board, Memphis Veteran Affairs Medical Center Member, Management Advisory Committee, MidSouth Healthcare Network VISN-9 Chair, Minority Veterans Committee, National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs Member, Phi Beta Sigma Member, Selective Service System District Appeal Board 579 of Tennessee Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 11333 Member, Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 875

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