Public Relations Director

            The Salvation Army Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi Division

            P.O. Box 4857

            Jackson, MS 39296                         

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

            Mississippi College – Clinton, Mississippi

                         Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication – May, 1995

            Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary – Fort Worth, Texas

                        Master of Divinity – May 2000

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

           Divisional Communications Director, The Salvation Army ALM Division

As Communications Director, I mange the media, web, and advertising message of The Salvation Army in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Additionally, I serve as lead Public Information Officer during times of disaster. In this capacity I have served in Hurricanes Ivan, Francis, Jeanne, Charley, Katrina, Rita, Wilma, Ike, and Gustav. Additonally, PIO support has been given to multiple floods and tornadoes, including the Great Mississippi Flood of 2011 and the April 27, 2011 Tornado Outbreak.              

Vice President for Communications and Development, July 2003-April, 2004

            The Center for Christ and Culture,

              I developed materials and programs that enhanced the witness and mission of the local church and facilitate its response to ethical, moral, and social issues. I developed contacts and work with the media to interpret the appropriate biblical response to contemporary concerns regarding culture and society. I wrote and spoke to regional and national bodies concerning the role of the church in individual and corporate life.

Pastor, Mantee Baptist Church, Mantee, Mississippi – June 2000-September 2003

While serving as pastor of a growing Southern Baptist congregation in North Central Mississippi, I led the church to embark on a building program and guided them through the process of evaluation and facility design. Under my leadership, the church embraced the corporate responsibility of evangelism and outreach and developed an intentional plan of witness and ministry. The church encouraged me to participate in mission trips to the Ukraine, Boston, and St. Louis.

I also served as chaplain and volunteer coach for the East Webster High School Football team and as a chaplain for Trace Regional Hospital in Houston, Mississippi.

Media Relations Specialist