1/26/2021 GENERAL ASSEMBLY Edition 3 Spc’s Office

2021 Senate Occupations/Education/Military Experience

Senator Occupation Education Military Experience W. Ted Alexander Western Regional University of North Carolina- Director, Preservation Charlotte, B.A; Cornell University, M.A. NC

Deanna Ballard Director, Office of Belmont University, President/CEO, Nashville, TN, B.B.A. Samaritan's Purse & Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Lisa S. Barnes Agribusiness Peace College, A.A.; North Carolina State University, B.A. Political Science

Sydney Batch Attorney University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, B.A. English Literature; University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, J.D.; University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, Master of Social Work

Ernestine Bazemore Retired Educator B.S. Criminal Justice and Criminology

Phil Berger Attorney Averett College, B.S.; Wake Forest University, J.D. Attorney North Carolina Central University, B.S. Math; Duke University, J.D. Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Attorney Appalachian State University, Army National Guard 21 + years B.S. Political Science; Oklahoma City University, J.D.

Jim Burgin President & Owner of University of Tennessee, C&D Insurance B.S. Business Administration

Jay J. Chaudhuri Attorney Davidson College, B.A.; Columbia University, M.I.A.; North Carolina Central University, J.D.

Ben Clark Information NC A&T State University, Lt. Colonel, U.S. Air Force, Technology Manager B.S. Industrial Technology- Electronics; retired Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, M.B.A.

Kevin Corbin Insurance Agency Appalachian State University, Owner B.S. Business Administration David W. Craven, Jr. Bank Executive University of North Carolina- Charlotte, B.S Finance, Accounting; B.A. Political Science

Sarah Crawford Non-profit Executive North Carolina State University, B.A. Political Science Senator Occupation Education Military Experience Attorney U.S. Military Academy at West Point, U.S. Army, 6 years B.S.; (June 1991 - August 1997) University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, J.D. Don Davis Educator U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Air Force B.S. Social Sciences; Central Michigan University, M.S.A.; ECU, M.A. Sociology; ECU, Doctorate of Education

Kirk deViere Owner and President Huntington College, B.A. Business U.S. Army, 10 years, of 219 Group- Administration-Finance and Marketing; enlisted and officer marketing, advertising Troy State University, Masters and PR agency Business Management

Chuck Edwards Small Business Blue Ridge Community College Owner Milton F. "Toby" Fitch, Jr. Attorney; Retired- North Carolina Central University, B.S.; Senior Resident North Carolina Central University, J.D. Superior Court Judge

Carl Ford Owner, Ford Rowan Tech, Course on Textiles; Broadcasting Inc. attended Textile Technology Center

Valerie P. Foushee Retired- Chapel Hill University of North Carolina- Police Administrator Chapel Hill, B.A. Political Science, B.A. African and Afro-American Studies

Amy S. Galey Attorney University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, B.A. History; University of North Carolina-

Chapel Hill, J.D. Michael Garrett Managing Partner, University of North Carolina- Marketing Associates Greensboro, B.S. Business Administration

Kathy Harrington Real Estate Broker Gaston College

Ralph Hise Statistician Appalachian State University, B.S.; North Carolina State University, Masters Higher Education Administration

Brent Jackson Farmer/Agribusiness Sampson Community College

Jeff Jackson Attorney Emory University, University of North Captain in Army National Guard, Carolina-Chapel Hill, J.D. JAG Corps

Steve Jarvis General Contractor - President of Jarvis Construction of NC LLC Todd Johnson Insurance Agent University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, B.A. Management & Society Real Estate Central Piedmont Community College; Forsyth Tech Community College Senator Occupation Education Military Experience Michael A. Lazzara Self Employed, U.S. Marine Corps. Lazzara Pizza Inc.

Michael V. Lee Attorney University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, B.A.; Wake Forest University, J.D.

Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Pastor Bishop College, B.A.; Virginia Union University, Master of Divinity; Drew University School of Theology, Doctor of Ministry

Natasha R. Marcus Hamilton College, B.A. Public Policy; Duke University, J.D.

Julie Mayfield Co-Director, Davidson College, B.A.; Emory

MountainTrue University School of Law, J.D.

Tom McInnis Small Business Indiana University, Certification Owner Program; Reisch Auction College, Course of Study in Auctioneering, Voice and Oratory

Mujtaba A. Mohammed Attorney University of North Carolina-Charlotte, B.A. History; North Carolina Central University School of Law, J.D. Natalie S. Murdock Marketing and Public University of North Carolina- Engagement Chapel Hill, B.A. Political Science and Communication Studies

Paul Newton Retired University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, B.S. Business Administration; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, J.D.

Wiley Nickel Attorney, Small Tulane University, B.A.; Pepperdine Business Owner University School of Law, J.D. Aviation Industry Lenoir Community College, A.A.; Army, National Guard Executive North Carolina State University, B.A.; University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, M.B.A. Dean Proctor Retired University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, B.S. Business Administration

Bill Rabon Veterinarian North Carolina State University; University of Georgia, D.V.M.

Gladys A. Robinson Health Services, Bennett College for Women, B.A. Executive Psychology; North Carolina A&T State University, M.Ed., PhD Leadership Studies DeAndrea Salvador Co-founder and University of North Carolina- Charlotte, Director of Growth at B.S. Economics FundBoard Senator Occupation Education Military Experience

Norman W. Sanderson Retired- Small Logos Christian College & Graduate Business Owner Schools, B.A. Christian Education

Vickie Sawyer Insurance Agent; University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Owner of Sawyer B.A. Special Education Insurance & Financial Services

Bob Steinburg

Joyce Waddell Education Consultant South Carolina State University, for Early Child B.S.; North Carolina A&T State Programs University, M.S.; University of North Carolina-Charlotte, M.Ed.; Appalachian State University, M.A.; University of North Carolina-Greensboro, PhD

Mike Woodard Administrator, Duke Duke University, A.B.; University Duke University, Certificate in Non- Profit Studies