Upon my graduation from Arkansas State University, I started my professional accounting career with Waste Management of Louisiana in New Orleans LA. Besides New Orleans, my accounting career has taken me to Houston TX and Little Rock AR, but each time I have found a way to get back to Jonesboro. Through the years, Jonesboro not only became a more special place to me but also to my wife Margo, whom I married in 1999, and our two children Cameron and Braden. Over the years of my professional career, I became a certified public accountant (CPA) and worked in both the public accounting sector as well as corporate America. The exposure to a broad variety of business types including manufacturing and service industries coupled with my public accounting experiences has resulted in my ability to more easily understand the complexities of running a business, understanding financial reports, managing current resources and developing new resources to take care of the present day and properly planned future needs of the organization, and knowing the sometimes not so easy questions to ask of personnel to address areas that need improvement.

I feel strongly that my professional background is a huge benefit when it comes to my service on the city council. We are tasked with making many important decisions which affect the future of our city and my background helps me understand the full picture of these situations that we face.

Professionally, I now have more than 30 years of experience in accounting. I believe this trait will fill a void on the City Council of Jonesboro and with my reasonable, level-headed, straight-forward approach I will continue to be a contributing and respected member of the council.

Here is a quick recap of my work experience:

1990-1992Goad, Mitchell & MasseyStaff Accountant
1993Waste Management of LouisianaStaff Accountant
1994-1998Goad & Company CPAsStaff Accountant
1998-2004Waste Management of ArkansasController
2004-2007Douglas QuikutController
2007-2012Colson Caster CorporationController
2012-2014Colson Group USAVice President of Finance
2014-PresentGreen Environmental Services`Part Owner
2019-PresentArkansas Glass Container CorpChief Financial Officer