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EDUCATION:

Masters of Business Administration Degree, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, December, 1988.

Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Accounting, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, December 2003.

Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Business Administration, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, May 1983.

 

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS:

Completed the Professional in Human Resources (PHR) program and obtained the designation by successful passing of the national certification examination in December, 1996.   Recertified in December, 1999 and 2002.

Registered Employee Benefit Consultant (REBC) professional program conducted by The American College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.  Have completed all sections and received the professional designation in December, 1995. 

Registered Health Underwriter (RHU) program sponsored by the National Association of Health Underwriters and conducted by Northeastern University in Boston.  Have successfully completed all three sections and received the professional designation in October 1991.

Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow (LUTCF) professional designation awarded in September 1990 by the Life Underwriter Training Council and the National Association of Life Underwriters following a three-year professional education program.

Life Underwriter Training Council (LUTC) agent education program.  Have completed the Personal Life Insurance Course and Business Life Insurance Course and was awarded a Diploma in Life Insurance Marketing.

Completed the Insurance Pre-Examination courses conducted by Insurance Specialty Training of Arkansas (ISTA) for Life/Disability (August 1985) and Property and Casualty (July 1986).

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Temporary Instructor in Finance, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas.  Fall 2001 – Present. 

    Fall 2003 – Teaching Life Insurance, Risk & Insurance, and Business Finance (four locations by           compressed video). 

    Spring 2003 – Taught Property & Liability Insurance, Risk & Insurance, and Micro-Economics.

    Fall 2002 – Taught Senior Level Insurance Course (Life Insurance) and Junior Level Course (Risk & Ins.)

    Spring 2002 – Taught Senior Level Insurance Course (Property & Liability Insurance), Personal Finance and Business Finance (two locations by compressed video).

    Fall 2001 - Taught Senior Level Insurance Course (Life Insurance)

    Spring 2001 – Taught Business Finance.

    Spring 2000 – Taught Business Finance.

    Spring 1999 – Taught Business Finance.

Instructor in Business, Southwest Baptist University, Poplar Bluff Center, Poplar Bluff, Missouri.  First Fall Term (September-October), 1998.  Taught Principles of Marketing.   Second Fall Term (November-December), 1998.  Taught Creative Advertising.  First Spring Term (January-February), 1999.  Taught Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Financial Accounting I and Finance.  Second Spring Term (March-April), 1999.  Taught Professional Selling, Financial Accounting II and Macro-Economics.

Temporary Instructor in Finance, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas.  Fall Term, 1998. Taught Business Finance.

Instructor in Business, Southwest Baptist University, Poplar Bluff Center, Poplar Bluff, Missouri.  Second Summer Term (July-August), 1998.  Taught Professional Selling Techniques (Marketing).

Temporary Instructor in Marketing, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas.  First Summer Term, 1998.  Taught Principles of Marketing.

Instructor in Business, Southwest Baptist University, Adult Education Center, Poplar Bluff, Missouri.  Summer & Fall, 1997.  Taught Auditing I and Tax Accounting I.

Instructor in Accounting, Sterling College, Adult Education Center, Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Spring & Summer, 1997.  Taught Principles of Accounting I & II, Intermediate Accounting I.

Temporary Instructor in Insurance, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas.  Spring Semester, 1995.  Taught four courses:  Risk and Insurance (two sections); Property and Liability Insurance; and Personal Finance.

Life Underwriter Training Council (LUTC) Disability Income Class, Jonesboro, Arkansas.  1991, 1992 & 1998.

Life Underwriter Training Council (LUTC) Local Moderator for the Northeast Arkansas area in 1990-1991.  Organized and supervised the three LUTC courses offered to insurance agents in Northeast Arkansas.

 

NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE:

Professional Insurance Agent, Jonesboro, Arkansas since September, 1985.

Benefit Consultant/Industrial Marketing, StarCare, Inc. (Formerly Healthstar Ultima of Jonesboro, Inc., which was formerly Health Choice of Jonesboro) & Methodist Hospital of Jonesboro, July, 1995 – March, 1998.

Principal Broker, Calaway Realty Company, Jonesboro, Arkansas, February, 1992 – December, 1996.

Operations Manager, Churchill Truck Lines, Inc., Jonesboro and Little Rock, Arkansas.  June, 1983 – September, 1985.

 

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:

Daily use of computer since 1986 including contact manager, database and proposal systems.  Proficiencies include all components of Microsoft Office and website development.   Have also had experience with computerized accounting and payroll. 

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Jonesboro Life Underwriters Association, Joined in January 1986.  Have served as Secretary/Treasurer 1986-88; President-Elect 1988-89; and President 1989-91.  Have also served as Program Chairman and Health Insurance Chairman.  Arkansas State Health Chairman 1997-98.

National Association of Life Underwriters (NALU).  This is the professional association for life and health insurance agents.  Members adhere to a sound Code of Ethics, which demands that our motivation always be what is in our client’s best interest.

Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM).  Member of the National Chapter and the Northeast Arkansas Chapter since January 1996.  Vice President-Legislation and Board Member, 1997, 1998.  President-Elect and Vice President-Programs, 1999.  President, 2000.

World Safety Organization.  Arkansas Chapter Vice President-Membership and Board Member, 1996-97.

 

ACADEMIC HONORS AND MEMBERSHIPS:

Omicron Delta Epsilon, Alpha Chapter of Arkansas (Arkansas State University).  Initiated on October 29, 1981.  This is the collegiate honor society in Economics.

Beta Gamma Sigma, National Collegiate Business Honor Society.  Elected to membership in the Arkansas State University chapter on April 13, 1987.

Gamma Iota Sigma Fraternity, Omicron Chapter at Arkansas State University.  Elected to membership on April 29, 1988.  This is the collegiate insurance honor fraternity.

 

CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS AND INVOLVEMENT:

Lions Club (University Heights, Jonesboro, Arkansas) since 1991. 

ASU Regional Leaders Program – Member and Graduate of the Ninth Class (1998-99).

Cub Scout Pack 1, Assistant Cub Master 1998-99.  

Cub Scout Pack 102 (Valley View), Organizer and Committee Chairman 1999-present. 

Boy Scout Troop 102 (Valley View), Charter Organization Representative and Treasurer, 2000-2002, Committee Chairman, 2002-present.

Craighead County Governor’s Partnership for Children and Families / TEA Coalition   

Member of the Board of Directors 1997-2001.

The Jerry Suiter Foundation – Founding Member, Officer and Member of the Board of Directors.

Co-Author, 17th, 18th and 19th Annual NE Arkansas Wage & Salary Survey,

NEA Society for Human Resource Management in conjunction with the College of Business,

Arkansas State University. 1996, 1997, and 1998.  Supervising Member, 2000.

Organizer and first president of fraternity at Arkansas State University in Spring, 1981.

Organizer and primary adult advisor for junior/senior high church youth group, 1988-1994, 2000-2002.

 

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