When I was eight years old, I received a magic set from my grandparents for
Christmas and that's when the bug bit. From that day forward my interest in
entertaining has only grown. I spent hours upon hours in the local library
reading all the books I could find on the subject, reading some many
times.
After receiving an AS Degree in Engineering from Tri County
Technical College in 1988, I worked for an engineering firm in Greenville, SC.
It was during this summer that I started performing on a somewhat regular basis.
My programs then were usually done evenings or on the weekends.
Not long
after I started performing, I began to notice that I was working pretty
regularly for church groups. It was then that I learned what a powerful tool
adding a lesson or message to my entertainment could be. From that point on,
when asked to perform for churches they also invited me to add a message or
moral lesson to what I was doing.
In 1998 I was contacted by a library in
Greenwood, SC to perform for their summer reading celebration. After doing this
program, I realized the potential for combining my love for entertaining and my
love for books into a program that would inspire children to read.
I then
started offering my reading program to schools and libraries and have written a
brand new reading motivation assembly program every year since. During that time
I also sharpened my skills of delivering life changing lessons during church
events, particularly through Upward Sports programs. It was this interaction
with children of all social and economical backgrounds that I realized the need
for Character Education. That's why I've written the "No Wrong Turns - 6
Signs of Character" assembly program.
I also offer "The
Creative Classroom" which helps teachers to be more creative in their
curriculum and when they communicate with their students; and "The Rockin'
Reading Revue" reading motivation assembly program for students.
I
currently live in Anderson, SC with my wife of 13 years, Kristie and our two
children, Katie (3) and Kerwin (5).
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