• Graduate of Erskine College 1987; Masters, 1992; Doctorate, 1997

​

• Businessman & Consultant for the Taliaferro Group

​

• Chairman, Transportation Subcommittee of Education and Public Works

​

• Lives in Belton with his wife, Jennifer, and their three children

​

• South Carolina Ambassador for Development, 2002

​

• Palmetto Pride Board of Directors, 2002-2004

​

• Erskine College Board of Counselors, 2006-2008

​

• Lander University Board of Board of Visitors, 2007-2009

​

• Belton City Council, 2012

​

• Mayor Pro Tempore, Belton City Council, 2014