George joined the Cherokee Creek team in 2015. He holds a PhD in Theology and has a full resume of working in helping professions. George served in the Navy, in youth ministry and has taught school in China. George and his wife Toni are the proud parents of 2 adopted sons and have also supported many foster children over the years. In 1997-1998, George was awarded the Foster Care Review Board Member of the Year by then Governor (and 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Winner) David Beasley.

George brings a smile and ‘can do’ attitude to work as he manages many of the logistics and supports for our students and team.

George and Toni have recently added ‘grandparents’ to their resume, one of their favorite titles!

Let me share a middle school story…

“I grew up in a small town outside of Pittsburgh, Pa. When I was in 7th grade, my school principal and my father were friends. Not everyone thought it was cool that my father was a police officer, and I was bullied a lot for it. One day I made a poor decision (in response to being bullied), and got sent to the principal’s office. The principal then called the police station to contact my father and asked him to come in for a meeting. Considering I was trying to avoid being known as ‘the police officer’s son’ this made things worse when he showed up in his patrol car for the meeting. Part of my consequence from my father was to walk the 1.5 miles home from school that day, giving me more time to think about my actions. It’s hard to know what was worse: being bullied or having my police officer father called when I was in trouble”