Civic Memberships and Activities

  • Re-Entry, Incorporated Board of Directors
    • Vice-President, 2000 - Present
  • Omega C.H.A.M.P.S. Mentoring Program Board of Directors
  • Garner Road YMCA Board of Directors
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
    • Chapter Basileus (President), 1991 - 1993
  • Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity
  • 100 Black Men of America
  • NAACP
  • Raleigh-Wake Citizens Association
  • Voter Education Coalition
  • Martin Luther King Celebration Committee
  • Wake County Teen Court Volunteer Judge
  • Wake County Bar Association / City of Raleigh "Lunch with a Lawyer" partner
  • Frequent speaker for church programs, youth activities and community events
Past Civic Memberships and Activities
  • Methodist Home for Children Board of Directors
  • Strengthening the Black Family
  • Raleigh / Wake Chapter of the National Panhellenic Council
    • President, 1994 - 1995
  • Radio talk show co-host for 2 ½ years for monthly legal affairs segment of "Let’s Talk" featuring WLLE-AM’s host Frank Roberts
Honors and Awards
  • Outstanding Young Men of America, 1980 and 1989
  • Omega Man of the Year, Iota Iota Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, 1989
  • Daniel Sampson Alumni Award, North Carolina Central University School of Law, 1991
  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority National Hall of Fame Honoree, 1994
  • Citizen of the Year, Iota Iota Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, 1994
  • Award of Merit in Field of Politics, Raleigh / Wake Chapter of the National Panhellenic Council, 1995
  • Distinguished Service Award, Garner Senior High School, 1996
  • "Together We Achieve" Service Award, Cary High School, 1996
  • Renaissance Award, Raleigh Men’s Council, 1996
  • "Leadership on the Horizon" Award, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, 1996
  • A.M. "Gus" Witherspoon Award, Raleigh / Wake Chapter of the National Panhellenic Council, 1998
  • Founders Award, Iota Iota Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, 2000
  • Sixth District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Founders Award for North and South Carolina, 2001
  • International Founders Award of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, 2002
Personal
  • Member of Rush Metropolitan A.M.E.Z. Church, Raleigh, NC
    • Sunday School teacher
    • Men’s Fellowship
    • Men’s Day Committee
  • Married; one daughter
  • Hobbies: Music, reading, sports
OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY RESUME
  • Initiated in Omega Zeta Chapter, Duke University, Durham, NC on April 12, 1974 (charter line)
  • Has held memberships in Lambda Kappa Chapter (inactive), North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC and Nu Alpha Chapter, New Bern, NC
  • Member of Iota Iota Chapter, Raleigh, NC since 1982
  • Life member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity since 1993
International Service
  • 1998 - 2002: Chairman, Constitution and Bylaws Committee
  • 1996 - 1998: Member, Constitution and Bylaws Committee
  • 1995: Co-chairman, International Leadership Conference held in Raleigh, NC
Sixth District (NC and SC) Service
  • 1996 - 2002, 2003 - Present: Chairman, Undergraduate Committee
  • 2002 - 2003: District Marshal for 58th Annual District Meeting held in Raleigh, NC
  • 1991 - 1995: Chairman, Regional Membership Intake Team, Area 10 (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, Oxford-Henderson)
  • Former member, Achievement Week Committee
Chapter (Iota Iota) Service
  • 1991 - 1993: Basileus (President)
  • 1989 - 1991: Vice-Basileus (Vice-President)
  • 1986 - 1988: Keeper of Records and Seal (Secretary)
  • 1985 - 1986: Assistant Keeper of Records and Seal (Assistant Secretary)
  • 1983 - 1985: Parliamentarian
  • Present: Co-Chairman, Achievement Week and Awards Committee; Member, Bylaws Committee
Miscellaneous
  • Attended 2002, 1998, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1986, 1977 and 1976 International Conclaves
  • Attended 2001, 1999, 1997, 1995 and 1991 International Leadership Conferences
  • Attended every Annual Sixth District Meeting since 1987
  • Drafted and presented the Resolutions for three consecutive Annual Sixth District Meetings
  • Keynote speaker for chapters’ Annual Achievement Week programs in Fayetteville, NC; Rocky Mount, NC; Washington, NC; Wilson, NC; Greenville, SC (twice); Kingstree, SC (twice)
  • Keynote speaker for Omega Zeta Chapter’s 20th Anniversary Banquet
Honors and Awards
  • International Founders Award, 2002
  • Sixth District Founders Award, 2001
  • Iota Iota Chapter Founders Award, 2000
  • International Headquarters’ 25-year membership recognition, 2000
  • Iota Iota Chapter Citizen of the Year Award, 1994
  • Iota Iota Chapter Omega Man of the Year Award, 1989