• Born December 11, 1954
• Married; three daughters
• St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
• Attorney at Law
• Carson-Newman College, B.A., Magna Cum Laude, 1976
• University of Tennessee, College of Law J.D., 1979
• Order of the Coif 1972
• Graduate of the Year, Roosevelt Inn of Phi Delta Phi, University of Tennessee, College of Law, 1979

Public Office

• House member of the 102nd through 104th General Assemblies
• Member, House Health and Human Resources Committee
• Member, House Finance, Ways and Means Committee
• Member, House Budget Subcommittee
• Chairman, House Health Care Facilities Subcommittee
• Member, Professional Occupations Subcommittee
• Member, Joint TennCare Oversight Committee
• Commissioner, Blount County, Board of County Commissioners, 1982-1990
• President, Tennessee County Commissssioners Assoc. 1989-90

Community Involvement

• Blount County Chamber of Commerce
• United Way of Blount County
• Kiwanis Club of Maryville
• Trustee, Knoxville Museum of Art
• American, Tennessee, Knoxville and Blount County Bar Associations
• Maryville College Board of Church Visitors
• Chancellor, The Diocese of East Tennessee
• Member, Board of Directors of Blount County Children's Advocacy Council
• Member, Executive Committee, Success By Six of Blount County
• Member, Board of Directors of A Secret Safe Place for Newborns of Tennessee, Inc.