Residing in Easley

Born 1951 in Pickens

Son of Fred William and Lillian Parsons Owens

University of South Carolina, B.A., 1973

Married to Lynn Catherine Southerland, 2 children, Lori Jill and Kathryn Diana

Board member, Pickens County YMCA, 1995-05, CVO, 1997-98, 2007-08, 2011

First Union/Wachovia Bank Upstate Advisory Board, 1998-02

Carolina First Bank Advisory Board, 2002-2007

Member, Greater Easley Chamber of Commerce, 1993-, Chairman, 1994, 2001-04

Pickens County Salvation Army Board, 1995-98

Easley Economic Development Corporation, 1997-00

Pickens County Manufacturers Association, 1996-97

YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly, 2000-02

Palmetto Baptist Medical Center Foundation, Board member, 1999-02, 2008-09

Rotarian

National Co-Chaiman, Leadership for Healthy Communities, 2010-11

NCPSO Policy Maker Advisory Board, 2010

Member, NCSL Education Committee

Member, St. Andrews United Methodist Church, Finance Committee, 2011