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Education

University of North Carolina School of Law, Juris Doctorate, May 2000
• Recipient of the Franklin T. Dupree Memorial Scholarship (90% Tuition Scholarship)
â–ª Presented with the Gressman-Pollitt Award for Best Overall Oral Advocacy, Spring 1998
â–ª Awarded Certificate of Merit for achieving highest grade in Estate Planning Seminar, Fall 1999

Cameron School of Business, UNCW, M.S. in Accountancy, June 1997 *AACSB accredited
• Member, Beta Alpha Psi, National Honor Society for Accounting
• Member, Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
â–ª Concentration in Taxation and Audit studies

University of N.C. at Wilmington, B.A. in Political Science, May 1996 *Summa Cum Laude
• Political Science/Pre-Law major with additional studies toward a Master of Science in Accountancy
• President, Kappa Delta chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, Natl. Political Science Honor Society
• Presented with the James C. Dixon award in Political Science

U.S. Defense Language Institute, Presidio of Monterey, California January – August 1987 *with Honors
• Inter-Service school dedicated to intensive, submersed training in various languages
• Extensive course in Spanish language and Hispanic cultures