FOUNDERS & DEVELOPERS
ABBREVIATED RESUMES OF DEVELOPERS
HANFORD DOZIER STAFFORD: (09/15/32-- , BORN GREENVILLE, N.C., MOVED TO GRANDPARENTS FARM IN 1943 TO WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, S.C. ALONG WITH EIGHT SIBLINGS, MOTHER AND FATHER, RAISING TOBACCO, COTTON, CORN, TRUCK PRODUCTS, SWINE AND CATTLE; FINISHED TOMLINSON HIGH SCHOOL IN KINGSTREE, S.C. AT AGE 16 )
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS
BS, MATHEMATICS, NORTH CAROLINA A & T COLLEGE, GREENSBORO, N.C.1953 MS ED, MATHEMATICS & SOCIAL STUDIES, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE COLLEGE, ORANGEBURG, S.C.1964
MA, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, AMERICAN HISTORY, 1972
BUSINESS COURSES(26 HOURS IN BUSINESS LAW, HUMAN RESOURCES, STATISTICS, & ACCOUNTING, BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY)1967-1978
35 ADDITIONAL GRADUATE HOURS IN EDUCATION, AMERICAN HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, CALCULUS & ACCOUNTING AT UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, MORRIS COLLEGE, NORTH CAROLINA A & T COLLEGE AND EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PH.D.) (UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, 85 HOURS IN AMERICAN COLONIAL, PRE-CIVIL WAR, 1865 AND AFTER, AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY, AMERICAN URBAN AND AMERICAN BUSINESS HISTORY IN ADDITION TO 18 HOURS IN BRITISH HISTORY) AWARDED 1982
BUSINESS & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO OF THE FOLLOWING:
OFFICE OF MINORITY AFFAIRS, UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (1969-1971)
NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR BLACK PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (NCBPD, 1974 – 2000) WILLIS-STAFFORD CORPORATION (A CATERING COMPANY), 2001
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY CORPORATION (2009, A HUMAN RESOURCES JOB SEEKING COMPANY) NEOC
U.S. ARMY (1953-56)
EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN RAISING GRANT MONEY, BOTH FROM THE CORPORATE, FOUNDATION SIDE AND THE FEDERAL GOVT.; APPROXIMATELY $4 MILLION OVER 25 YEARS, AS FOLLOWS,
AGENCY,FDN,CORP. GRANT AMOUNT
U.S DEPT LABOR $240,000
U.S DEPT AGRICULTURE $60,000
U.S CORPS ENGINEERS $20,000
U.S COAST GUARD ACADEMY $30,000
NATIONAL AERONAUTICAL & SPACE ADMINISTRATION(NASA)
$120,000
U.S DEPT ENERGY $50,000
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, U.S. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION & SEVERAL OTHERS IN ADDITION TO SCORES OF FOUNDATIONS & SEVERAL CORPORATIONS GENERAL MOTORS, CARNATION MILK, ALCOA, MCARTHUR, VINING AND VINING, BALLARD SOUTHERN EDUCATION FOUNDATION, ETC.
$1,250,000 ESTIMATED
HAS OVERSEEN A STAFF OF AT LEAST 65 PERSONS
HAS WORKED AS A UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR AND AS A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER (40 YEARS FULL & PART TIME EXPERIENCE)
WILLIAMSBURG, HORRY & GEORGETOWN COUNTIES, SOUTH CAROLINA, MATH AND SOCIAL STUDIES (1956-1964)
LOUISVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, (1964-1968)
UNIVERSITIES OF LOUISVILLE & KENTUCKY (PART TIME/FULL TIME AMERICAN HISTORY (1969-1974)) JEFFERSON COUNTY, KY, PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, TEACHER OF MATH, IN HIGH SCHOOL, I.E. GEOMETRY, ALGEBRA I &II, PRE-CALCULUS, BUSINESS MATH, ALSO PSYCHOLOGY, ACCOUNTING, AMERICAN HISTORY BEFORE 1865, SOCIAL STUDIES (1985-2009) 24 YEARS
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS MATH CLUB, NORTH CAROLINA A & T COLLEGE
VETERAN ADMINISTRATION SCHOLARSHIPS, BOTH AT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (1969-1973) $2,750 EACH OF FOUR YEARS
OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, MEMBER
GUEST SPEAKER, TEACHER & LECTURER
WEST MINISTER COLLEGE, FULTON, MISSOURI (WHERE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WINSTON CHURCHILL ORIGINALLY COINED HIS FAMOUS “IRON CURTAIN” SPEECH )
GUEST LECTURER, GEORGETOWN COLLEGE, GEORGETOWN KENTUCKY
CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY, CAMPBELLSVILLE, KENTUCKY LECTURER IN INTRODUCTORY AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE, 1781-1865
ALSO TAUGHT “AT- RISK” FAILING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ALGEBRA -II AT NIGHT FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM(1995-2005), TWO NIGHTS PER WEEK
ADDITIONAL ADROCATIONS
COLLEGE NEWSPAPER AND YEARBOOK EDITOR (1952-53) DEVELOPER AND PUBLISHER OF THE FOLLOWING:
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING WEEKLY MAGAZINE (CIRCULATION, 250,000 BI-WEEKLY), 1974-1985 JOURNAL OF MINORITY EMPLOYMENT TABLOID (CIRCULATION, 300,000 MONTHLY), 1974-1995
WILLIS-STAFFORD CORPORATION, A PRIVATE STOCK CATERING COMPANY, HANDLED APPROXIMATELY 100 CATERING EVENTS ANNUALLY,1999-2009; CURRENTLY HAS UNDERTAKEN THE TASK OF ORGANIZING AND SUBSEQUENTLY, DEVELOPING A FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY IN RURAL WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY CORPORATION, (2008) PLACES APPROXIMATELY 200 PERSONS ANNUALLY, WORLDWIDE, CONTACT OUR WEBSITE HTTP://WWW.NATIONALEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.COM
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
MRS.EVA W.STAFFORD BS, MEd FORMERLY OF DALTON, GEORGIA, SIMILAR TO HER HUSBAND’S CAREER, HAS “MIRRORED” THAT OF HER HUSBAND’S, FIRST IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND LATER IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, WHERE SHE TAUGHT FOR SEVERAL YEARS, SAVE A FEW YEARS FOR CHILD REARING. SHE HAS TAKEN SEVERAL COURSES IN ACCOUNTING AND WORKED SEVERAL YEARS FOR THE WALGREEN CORPORATION AS A CASHIER AND AS A BOOKKEEPER.
SHE IS A GRADUATE OF BARBER SCOTIA COLLEGE, A PRESBYTERIAN-ORIENTED INSTITUTION LOCATED IN CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA, WHERE SHE EARNED A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN HOME ECONOMICS. LATER SHE EARNED A MEd DEGREE AT THE SOUTH CAROLINA UNIVERSITY IN ORANGEBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA. SHE ALSO TOOK SEVERAL BUSINESS COURSES AT INDIANA. ADDITIONALLY, SEVERAL “ADVANCED” ACCOUNTING COURSES TAKEN AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, ROUNDS OUT HER RESUME.
MRS STAFFORD, OR “MRS.EVA”, AS HER ASSOCIATES CALL HER, IS SECRETARY TO THE WILLIS-STAFFORD CORPORATION’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND IN THIS POSITION, TOGETHER WITH HER VAST EXPERIENCES IN ARRANGING STOCK SALES AND INVESTMENTS, BUDGET PREPARATIONS, SPENDING ALLOCATIONS AND THE LIKE, MAKES HER “IDEALLY” SUITED TO SERVE AS “EXECUTIVE” VICE PRESIDENT FOR BUSINESS AFFAIRS.
EXECUTIVES & SUBORDINATE MANAGERS EXECUTIVE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT:
MR. JOHN SIZEMORE, RETIRED ASSISTANT SUPT. OF SCHOOLS, JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY; FORMER PRINCIPAL OF SEVERAL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, FORMER ASST. SUPERINTENDENT OF CLARKSVILLE, INDIANA SCHOOL DISTRICT
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS (3)
MR. BUELL SNYDER, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION; RETIRED FORMER PRINCIPAL OF SEVERAL HIGH SCHOOLS, JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
DR. JOHN HUGGINS, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR SUPPORT OPERATIONS; DOCTORATE IN ADMINISTRATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN; RETIRED DIRECTOR OF PUPIL PERSONNEL, JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS & FORMER PRINCIPAL OF SEVERAL HIGH SCHOOLS—PRIMARY VOCATIONAL—BOTH IN FLINT MICHIGAN AND LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR FILM DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTION, CDS, VIDEOS, FAMILY-ORIENTED TV SHOWS AND DOCUMENTARY DEVELOPMENT (A NATIONAL SEARCH IS CURRENTLY; UNDERWAY TO FIND A HIGHLY-TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED FILM PROFESSIONAL FOR THIS CRITICAL POSITION—WHICH REPRESENTS THE “CORE” AND “HEART” OF OUR OPERATION)
MID-LEVEL EXECUTIVES
DR. GENEVA PRICE, AS ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR PERSONNEL; CURRENTLY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PERSONNEL, JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY & FORMER PRINCIPAL OF WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY (DOCTORATE IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION & HUMAN RESOURCES)
MR. WALTER LOGAN, AS ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES; CURRENTLY SERVING AS DIRECTOR OF PAYROLL AND BENEFITS, JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY; HAS OVER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE IN FINANCE INCLUDING HANDLING ACCTS. PAYABLES AND RECEIVABLES, INVENTORY AND EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION, ETC.(MBA FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE)
MRS. RITA GRAVER, RETIRED PROGRAM FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR, JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY; AS FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR TO HANDLE ALL
FINANCIAL SERVICES CONNECTED TO THE FILM UNIT, I.E. PAYROLL & BENEFITS, PURCHASING OF EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HANDLING TRANSPORTATION PROBLEMS AND EXPENSES,.
MRS. JOY HARRINGTON, AS DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITIES AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FILM UNIT, AS WELL AS FOR TRAINING OF SECURITY AND SUPPORT SERVICES (MEd IN EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY; RETIRED FORMER DIRECTOR OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND WORKSHOP DEVELOPMENT FOR THE JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY)
MR. NORRIS WALLACE, AS ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR SECURITY (RETIRED MAGISTRATE FOR THE CITY OF KINGSTREE, S.C,; FORMER PRINCIPAL OF ANDERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, KINGSTREE, SOUTH CAROLINA, FORMER BOARD MEMBER, WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
, CANDIDATE FOR ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR SECURITY, (YET TO BE INTERVIEWED,) THE CURRENT U.S. FEDERAL MARSHALL FOR WILLIAMSBURG, GEORGETOWN, HORRY, CLARENDON, FLORENCE, BERKELEY AND DORCHESTER COUNTIES, SOUTH CAROLINA; APPOINTED TO HIS PRESENT POSITION BY BARAK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, 2010; ONCE SHERIFF OF WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA.
BUSINESS ATTORNEY (TO BE APPOINTED; WITH EXPERIENCE IN THE CONTRACTING SIDE OF THE FILM INDUSTRY, ESSENTIALLY NEGOTIATING AND WRITING CONTRACTS BETWEEN WILLIS-STAFFORD PRODUCTIONS AND POTENTIAL PRODUCERS, DIRECTORS, ACTORS, ACTRESSES, SCRIPT WRITERS RESEARCHERS, ETC.; PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIANS, I.E., STAGE HANDS, CAMERA PERSONS, GAFFERS, ELECTRICIANS, (IN THE EVENT OF THE UNION), AND OTHERS.
