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Vought Aircraft Services of Nashville, Tennessee
Aircraft Assembly
1431 Vultee Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37217

Haynes High School, Class of 1963
B.S. Degree – Tennessee State University, 1972, Major Health & Physical Education
1965-1969 Veteran, U.S. Army Medical Corps
- Fort Benning, Columbus, GA
- Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX
- South Vietnam
- Fort Campbell, Clarksville, TN

Elected in September, 2007 as District 2 Councilmember
Current Committees: Rules & Confirmations, Chair; Federal Grants; Public Safety and Transportation
Previous Committees: Education, Convention & Tourism and Public Safety

Member of Roger Heights Baptist Church
Former Chairman of Salvation Army Advisory Board
Member of Greater Hillsboro Community Education Advisory Council
Former Vice-Chair, Central Council of Community Education
Member of Community Education Alliance
Former Member of the Alcohol and Drug Council of Middle Tennessee
Life Member of the Nashville Chapter of the NAACP
Board Member of the Southern Alliance for Animal Welfare
Former Coalition Member of the Immigrant and Refugee Task Force of Middle Tennessee
Member of Machinist Union IAM, Local 735
1991-1999 and 2007-2008, Member of National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO)
Former Vice Chair, National League of Cities Community & Economic Development Steering Committee
1991-1995 and 1995-1999, Member of Metropolitan Council of Nashville & Davidson County, District 5
1996-2003, Member of Lead Poisoning Coalition, State of Tennessee
1996-2003, Member of Breast and Cervical Cancer Coalition, State of Tennessee
1996-2003, Member of Osteoporosis Coalition, State of Tennessee
1996-2003, Member of State of Tennessee Diabetes Coalition
1999-2001, Member of the State of Tennessee Environmental Justice Steering Committee
2000-2003, Member of Tennessee Rural Health Association

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