Education and Certifications

• High School – Princeton – Cincinnati, OH
• BS Psychology – Duke University – Durham, NC
• BBA Accounting – Marshall University – Huntington, WV
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Volunteering

Synod of the Covenant. The Synod includes 11 presbyteries and nearly 700 congregations throughout Ohio and Michigan, as well as slivers of Indiana, Kentucky and Wisconsin. Currently, both a commissioner and treasurer.

Work Experience

• West Virginia Department of Welfare (Williamson, WV) – Protective service social worker for child abuse and neglect (2+ years)
• Lowrimore, Warwick and Company, CPAs, (Wilmington, NC) – Staff accountant (2+ years)
• WR Grace & Company, Nitrex Holding Company, Arcadian Corporation, Arcadian Fertilizer, LP, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. (Wilmington, NC, Augusta, GA, and Chicago, IL) – Initially hired by WR Grace & Co. as an inventory accountant. Took advantage of opportunities resulting from a series of agricultural and specialty chemicals acquisitions and mergers. Promoted five times. (28+ years)
• Inventory accountant -> Plant accountant -> Plant controller with staff of 10 -> Regional plant controller for 4 plants -> Cost and inventory Oracle software implementation facilitator -> Corporate cost and inventory manager for 30+ plants, purchased product for resale, and product exchanges for largest fertilizer company in the world.