PERSONAL:

Date of Birth: March 11, 1944 - Waycross, Georgia

Married to Susan - Two daughters, Ronda & Jeana, four grandchildren

Resident of Florida since 1959

3060 Jamey Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32303-7474

EDUCATION:

A.A., 1974 - Florida Jr. College at Jacksonville - Jacksonville, Florida (Fire Science)

A.S., 1981 - Florida Jr. College at Jacksonville - Jacksonville, Florida (Legal Assisting-Paralegal)

B.T., 1982 - Florida International University - Miami, Florida (Industrial Technology/Labor Relations)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1964-1970 - Military Policeman, US Army Reserves, Sergeant (E-5)

1968-1972 - Bookkeeper, Atlantic National Bank, Jacksonville, Florida

1972-1982 - Member Jacksonville Fire-Rescue Dept. Firefighter - Driver Engineer

1975 - Member Jacksonville Association of Firefighters IAFF Local 122 Executive Board

1976-1978 - President - Jacksonville Association of Firefighters IAFF Local 122

1977-1980 - Vice President, Professional Fire Fighters of Florida, Inc. Jacksonville/Tallahassee, FL.

1981-Present - President, Florida Professional Firefighters - C.E.O. - Lobbyist-Business Agent

1994-1998 - Vice Chairman, Federation of State & Provincial Professional Firefighters, IAFF

1998-2003 - Chairman, Florida Joint Council of Fire and Emergency Service Organization

OTHER:

1985-1986 - Florida's Department of Insurance Task Force on Police and Fire Pension Reform

1984-1992 - Vice President, Metro Home Health Agency, Pinellas Park, Florida

1989 - Panel Member, International Association of Fire Fighters, Privatization Seminar, Denver, Colorado

1990-1991 - President, Riverwood Acres Neighborhood Association, Tallahassee, Florida

1991-Present - Master Mason 32° - Lodge 361, Scottish Rite, Shriner-Marzuq Temple,

Tallahassee, FL

1991-1992 - Member, International Association of Fire Fighters Ad Hoc Committee on Full

Service and IAFF State Associations

1993-2003 - President, 21st Nurse, Tallahassee, FL

1993 - Panel Member, International Association of Fire Fighters, Emergency Medical

Services Seminar - Economics of EMS Transport for Fire Service

1994-Present - Member International Association of Fire Fighters Hazardous Materials

Advisory Committee

1994-1998 - Managing Trustee - Florida Democratic Party

1995-1996 - Member of Advisory Committee to Florida State Fire College on Emergency

Medical Services Management Curriculum

1996-2000 - Member, IAFF - Privatization Committee

2000 - Recipient of Florida Democratic Leadership Council's "Founder of the Year" award

April 10, 2000 for steadfast devotion to the Principles of Community, Opportunity and

Responsibility

2000-2001 - Member of Florida's Workers' Compensation Oversight Board, Appointed by

President of the Florida Senate

2002 - Professional Firefighter of the Year - Recognized by the FPF Convention

Delegates and Florida Cabinet

2005-2007 – Member of Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Small Business, Agriculture,

and Labor Advisory Council