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NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 12/4/2018 2017 Senate Occupations/Education/Military Experience Edition 12 Senator Occupation Education Military Experience John M. Alexander, Jr. President- Cardinal North Carolina State University, N.C. National Guard (1969-1975) International Trucks B.A. Economics Deanna Ballard Director, Office of Belmont University, Nashville, TN, President/CEO, B.B.A. Samaritan's Purse & Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Chad Barefoot Vice President, Louisburg Appalachian State University, B.S. College Political Science-Public Management; Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, M.A. Christian Ethics Dan Barrett Attorney Wake Forest University, B.A.; Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D. Tamara Barringer Clinical Assistant University of North Carolina- Professor of Legal Chapel Hill, B.S. Business Studies, UNC-CH Administration; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, J.D. Phil Berger Attorney Averett College, B.S.; Wake Forest University, J.D. Dan Bishop Attorney University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, B.S. Business Administration; University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, J.D. Dan Blue 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. Harry Brown Owner of Car Dealership Campbell University, B.A. Business Administration, M.B.A. Jay J. Chaudhuri Attorney Davidson College, B.A.; Columbia University, M.I.A.; North Carolina Central University, J.D. Ben Clark Information Technology NC A&T State University, B.S. Lt. Colonel, U.S. Air Force, Manager Industrial Technology- Electronics; retired Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, M.B.A. Bill Cook Retired- Potomac Electric University of Maryland, Power Co. B.S. Business Administration Warren Daniel Attorney U.S. Military Academy at U.S. Army, 6 years West Point, B.S.; (June 1991 - August 1997) University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, J.D. From the Office of the Senate Principal Clerk (919) 733-7761 Senator Occupation Education Military Experience Don Davis Educator U.S. Air Force Academy, B.S. U.S. Air Force Social Sciences; Central Michigan University, M.S.A.; ECU, M.A. Sociology; ECU, Doctorate of Education Jim Davis Orthodontist Southern Adventist University, B.A. Biology; Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, D.D.S.; Orthodontics, M.S. Cathy Dunn Retired- Restaurant Davidson County Community Business Owner College Chuck Edwards Small Business Owner Blue Ridge Community College Milton F. “Toby” Fitch, Jr. Attorney; Retired- Senior North Carolina Central University, Resident Superior Court B.S.; North Carolina Central Judge University, J.D. Joel D. M. Ford Business Operations North Carolina A&T State Executive University, B.S. Business Administration Valerie P. Foushee Retired- Chapel Hill Police University of North Carolina-Chapel Administrator Hill, B.A. Political Science, B.A. African and Afro-American Studies Rick Gunn Commercial Real Estate University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, 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 Rick Horner Self-Employed East Carolina University, B.S. Business Administration Brent Jackson Farmer/Agribusiness Sampson Community College Jeff Jackson Attorney Emory University, University of Captain in Army National Guard, North Carolina-Chapel Hill, J.D. JAG Corps Joyce Krawiec Real Estate Central Piedmont Community College; Forsyth Tech Community College 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 Tom McInnis Small Business Owner Indiana University, Certification Program; Reisch Auction College, Course of Study in Auctioneering, Voice and Oratory From the Office of the Senate Principal Clerk (919) 733-7761 Senator Occupation Education Military Experience Floyd B. McKissick, Jr. Attorney Clark University, Worchester, Mass., A.B.; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, M.R.P.; Harvard University, M.P.A.; Duke University, J.D. Wesley Meredith Landscaping Owner Fayetteville Technical Community U.S. Army 307th Engineer, Sgt., College, Associate in Applied (1984-1987) Science Paul Newton Retired University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, B.S. Business Administration; University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill, J.D. Louis Pate Retired Golden Gate University, B.S., 20 years active duty M.B.A. U.S. Air Force, retired Ronald J. Rabin Business Consultant University of Southern Mississippi, U.S. Army, 24 years; B.A. Administration; George retired at Colonel Washington University, M.S. International Affairs; National War College, National Security Bill Rabon Veterinarian North Carolina State University; University of Georgia, D.V.M. Shirley B. Randleman Retired- Clerk of Superior Wilkes Community College Court Gladys A. Robinson Health Services, Bennett College for Women, Executive B.A. Psychology; North Carolina A&T State University, M.Ed., PhD Leadership Studies Norman W. Sanderson Retired- Small Business Logos Christian College & Owner Graduate Schools, B.A. Christian Education Vickie Sawyer Insurance Agent; University of North Carolina- Owner of Sawyer Charlotte, B.A. Special Education Insurance & Financial Services Erica D. Smith Secondary Math North Carolina A&T State Instructional Specialist, University, B.S. Mechanical Ordained Clergy, Former Engineering; Howard University, Materials Engineer M.A. Religious Studies Jeff Tarte Chairman Emeritus, University of Illinois, B.S. Applied Revenue Economics Analytics Jerry W. Tillman Retired School Elon College, B.A.; Administrator University of North Carolina- Greensboro, Master of School Administration Tommy Tucker Small Business Owner Randolph-Macon Military Academy, U.S. Navy Front Royal, Virginia Terry Van Duyn Retired Systems Analyst University of Illinois-Champaign, B.A.; University of Connecticut, M.B.A. From the Office of the Senate Principal Clerk (919) 733-7761 Senator Occupation Education Military Experience Joyce Waddell Education Consultant for South Carolina State University, Early Child Programs B.S.; North Carolina A&T State University, M.S.; University of North Carolina-Charlotte, M.Ed.; Appalachian State University, M.A.; University of North Carolina- Greensboro, PhD Trudy Wade Veterinarian Greensboro College, B.S.; Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Andy Wells Real Estate North Carolina State University, B.S. Mike Woodard Administrator, Duke Duke University, A.B.; Duke University University, Certificate in Non-Profit Studies From the Office of the Senate Principal Clerk (919) 733-7761 .
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