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NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1/28/2015
2015 Senate Occupations/Education
Senator
Occupation
Edition 3
Education
John M. Alexander, Jr.
President- Cardinal International Trucks North Carolina State University, B.A.
Economics
Tom Apodaca
Entrepreneur
Western Carolina University, B.S.
Chad Barefoot
Sales and Marketing
Appalachian State University, B.S.
Political Science-Public Management;
Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary, M.A. Christian Ethics
Tamara Barringer
Assistant Clinical Professor of Legal
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill,
Studies, UNC-CH; Of Counsel, Barringer B.S. Business Administration; University
Sasser, LLP
of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, J.D.
Phil Berger
Attorney
Averett College, B.S.; Wake Forest
University, J.D.
Stan Bingham
Lumber Company Owner
North Carolina State University, B.S.
Forestry
Dan Blue
Attorney
North Carolina Central University, B.S.
Math; Duke University, J.D.
Andrew C. Brock
Consultant
Western Carolina University, B.S.
Economics and Political Science
Harry Brown
Owner of Car Dealership
Campbell University, B.A. Business
Administration, M.B.A.
Angela R. Bryant
Attorney, Consultant- Angela Bryant
Consulting
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill,
B.S. Math; University of North CarolinaChapel Hill, J.D.
Ben Clark
Information Technology Manager
NC A&T State University, B.S. Industrial
Technology- Electronics; Southern Illinois
University at Edwardsville, M.B.A.
Bill Cook
Retired- Potomac Electric Power Co.
University of Maryland, B.S. Business
Administration
David L. Curtis
Optometrist
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill,
B.A. Economics; Southern College of
Optometry, Doctor of Optometry
Warren Daniel
Attorney
U.S. Military Academy at West Point,
B.S.; University of North Carolina-Chapel
Hill, J.D.
Don Davis
Educator
U.S. Air Force Academy, B.S. 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.
Joel D. M. Ford
Business Operations Executive
North Carolina A&T State University, B.S.
Business Administration
Valerie P. Foushee
Retired- Chapel Hill Police Administrator University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill,
B.A. Political Science, B.A. African and
Afro-American Studies
From the Office of the Senate Principal Clerk
(919) 733-7761
Senator
Occupation
Education
Rick Gunn
Commercial Real Estate
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill,
B.S. Business Administration
Kathy Harrington
Real Estate Broker
Gaston College
Fletcher L. Hartsell, Jr.
Attorney
Davidson College, A.B.; University of
North Carolina-Chapel Hill, J.D.
Ralph Hise
Statistician
Appalachian State University, B.S.; North
Carolina State University, Masters Higher
Education Administration
Brent Jackson
Farmer/Agribusiness
Sampson Community College; North
Carolina State University
Jeff Jackson
Attorney
Emory University, University of North
Carolina-Chapel Hill, J.D.
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.
Tom McInnis
Vice-President, Iron Horse Auction
Company, Inc.
Indiana University, Certification Program;
Reisch Auction College, Course of Study
in Auctioneering, Voice and Oratory
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
College, Associate in Applied Science
E. S. (Buck) Newton
Attorney
Appalachian State University, B.S.;
Campbell University, J.D.
Louis Pate
Retired
Golden Gate University, B.S., M.B.A.
Ronald J. Rabin
Business Consultant
University of Southern Mississippi, B.A.
Administration; George 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 Court
Wilkes Community College
Gladys A. Robinson
Health Services, Executive
Bennett College for Women, B.A.
Psychology; North Carolina A&T State
University, M.Ed., PhD Leadership
Studies
Bob Rucho
Dentist
Northeastern University, B.A.; Virginia
Commonwealth University School of
Dentistry, D.D.S.; Boston University
School of Graduate Dentistry; University
of North Carolina-Charlotte Belk College
of Business, M.B.A.
Norman W. Sanderson
Retired- Small Business Owner
Logos Christian College & Graduate
Schools, B.A. Christian Education
Jane W. Smith
Retired- Real Estate Broker/Owner
Meredith College, B.A.; Duke University,
M.A.T.
From the Office of the Senate Principal Clerk
(919) 733-7761
Senator
Occupation
Education
Erica Smith-Ingram
Former Materials Engineer and High
North Carolina A&T State University, B.S.
School Math/Science Teacher, Ordained Mechanical Engineering; Howard
Minister
University, M.A. Religious Studies
Dan Soucek
International Relief Work
U.S. Military Academy at West Point, B.S.
Computer Science
Josh Stein
Attorney
Dartmouth College, B.A. History; Harvard
Law School, J.D.; Kennedy School of
Government M.P.P.
Jeff Tarte
Chairman Emeritus, Applied Revenue
Analytics
University of Illinois, B.S. Economics
Jerry W. Tillman
Retired- School Administrator
Elon College, B.A.; University of North
Carolina-Greensboro, Master of School
Administration
Tommy Tucker
Small Business Owner
Randolph-Macon Military Academy, Front
Royal, Virginia
Terry Van Duyn
Retired- Systems Analyst
University of Illinois-Champaign, B.A.;
University of Connecticut, M.B.A.
Joyce Waddell
Education Consultant for Early Child
Programs
South Carolina State University, B.S.;
North Carolina A&T State University,
M.S.; University of North CarolinaCharlotte, M.Ed.; Appalachian State
University, M.A.
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 University
Duke University, A.B.; Duke University,
Certificate in Non-Profit Studies
From the Office of the Senate Principal Clerk
(919) 733-7761