I first became band director of the Alexander Central High School Band in August of 1979. I resigned in 2003 to work full time in church music, then returned to ACHS in 2012. I am a graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne with a Bachelor's degree in of Music Education. I also direct church music at Mount Home Baptist Church in Morganton. My wife, Tammy, and I have been married for 36 years. We have two sons and two grandchildren. We live in Hickory.