EXPERIENCE
- Public Accounting
- 5 Years Full Time
- 23 Years Part Time
- Private Industry
- Oil and Gas Exploration and Production 10 Years
- Advertising 3 Years
- Telecommunications 10 Years
- Served in Executive Leadership Positions as Controller, Vice President of Finance and CFO for the last 14 years.
- Current Adjunct Faculty Member - Kilgore College
- Former Adjunct Faculty Member- The University of Texas at Tyler.
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting - The University of Texas at Tyler 1984
- Masters in Business Administration - The University of Texas at Tyler 2004
- Inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Past President Tyler Area Chapter - Institute of Management Accountants
LOCAL INVOLVEMENT
- Kilgore Lions Club
- Kilgore Chamber of Commerce
- Caring and Sharing, Inc. - Treasurer of local food pantry which helps the needy in Gregg Country
- Active in church leadership
- Junior Achievement of East Texas - Volunteering in area schools
- Kilgore College Business Program Advisory Board Member
FAMILY
- Married 32 years to Donna Turk Hayes
- Two daughters. One is a Kilgore College and Stephen F. Ausitn State University Alumni, the other is currently attending Kilgore College.
- Two grandchildren
PAST ACTIVITIES
- Eagle Scout
- Leadership Training Development Staff - East Texas Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Mentor - South Ward Elementary - Longview, TX
- Accounting Executive Task Force Committee Member - The University of Texas at Tyler
