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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • AS, Industrial Engineering, State Technical Institute, 1987-1989
  • BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, University of Mississippi, 1982-1985
  • AS, Biology, Northeast Mississippi Community College, 1980-1982

Professional Experience

  • AS, Industrial Engineering, State Technical Institute, 1987-1989
  • BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, University of Mississippi, 1982-1985
  • AS, Biology, Northeast Mississippi Community College, 1980-1982
  • Vice President/Managing Partner, Phoenix Assurance, Limited Liability Corporation, 2019-present
  • Senior Quality Manager, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, 2011-2019
  • Quality Manager, Baxter International Incorporated, 2004-2011
  • Director of Quality Assurance, Marietta Corporation, 2001-2004
  • Corporate Director Quality for North America, ACT Manufacturing, 2000-2001
  • Associated Technical Director of Quality Assurance, CCI Custom Manufacturing, 1997-2000
  • Senior Quality Auditor, Schering-Plough HealthCare Products, 1987-1997

Political Experience

  • AS, Industrial Engineering, State Technical Institute, 1987-1989
  • BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, University of Mississippi, 1982-1985
  • AS, Biology, Northeast Mississippi Community College, 1980-1982
  • Vice President/Managing Partner, Phoenix Assurance, Limited Liability Corporation, 2019-present
  • Senior Quality Manager, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, 2011-2019
  • Quality Manager, Baxter International Incorporated, 2004-2011
  • Director of Quality Assurance, Marietta Corporation, 2001-2004
  • Corporate Director Quality for North America, ACT Manufacturing, 2000-2001
  • Associated Technical Director of Quality Assurance, CCI Custom Manufacturing, 1997-2000
  • Senior Quality Auditor, Schering-Plough HealthCare Products, 1987-1997
  • Senator, Mississippi State Senate, District 4, 2012-present
  • Candidate, Mississippi State Senate, District 4, 2019

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Chair, Business and Financial Institutions Committee, Mississippi State Senate

Former Member, Economic Development Committee, Mississippi State Senate

Former Member, Insurance Committee, Mississippi State Senate

Former Member, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, Mississippi State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency Committee

Member, Business and Financial Institutions Committee

Member, Ethics Committee

Member, Finance Committee

Vice Chair, Highways and Transportation Committee

Member, Medicaid Committee

Member, Public Health and Welfare Committee

Chair, Universities and Colleges Committee

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • AS, Industrial Engineering, State Technical Institute, 1987-1989
  • BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, University of Mississippi, 1982-1985
  • AS, Biology, Northeast Mississippi Community College, 1980-1982
  • Vice President/Managing Partner, Phoenix Assurance, Limited Liability Corporation, 2019-present
  • Senior Quality Manager, Hikma Pharmaceuticals, 2011-2019
  • Quality Manager, Baxter International Incorporated, 2004-2011
  • Director of Quality Assurance, Marietta Corporation, 2001-2004
  • Corporate Director Quality for North America, ACT Manufacturing, 2000-2001
  • Associated Technical Director of Quality Assurance, CCI Custom Manufacturing, 1997-2000
  • Senior Quality Auditor, Schering-Plough HealthCare Products, 1987-1997
  • Senator, Mississippi State Senate, District 4, 2012-present
  • Candidate, Mississippi State Senate, District 4, 2019
  • Member, American Society for Quality, present
  • Member, Kiwanis Club, present
  • Director, Mississippi Governmental Prayer Alliance, present
  • Member, National Rifle Association, present
  • Member, Parental Drug Association, present
  • Member, Wheeler Grove Baptist Church, present
  • Member, Major Transportation Provider Innovation Council