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He is a definite mix of the two personalities of his parents. He is a"people" person like
his father, outgoing, personable, and comfortablewith people in all walks and situations of
life, spending the summersof his youth playing golf with the senior members of the country
club. Yet he is also pensive and reflective, living by faith in the Lordfor his life, like his mother. He capitalizes upon these combinedtraits and uses them to accomplish feats others find difficult or evenimpossible, such as raising $10,000 for a youth trip to Russia. After an active childhood in youth groups through church, he carriedsimilar activities into adulthood by becoming a Sunday School teacher,youth leader, and eventually youth minister. He uses his talents andinfluence to organize events and raise the money to support them, suchas concerts and trips, in an effort to keep young people involved and focused in the right direction. Sean maintains his contacts andfriendships, calling them to service when he needs them. During hiscollege years, he organized a weekly Bible study among his friends,exposing some to Christianity for the first time. Sean is also an accomplished vocalist, having studied at Olney CentralCollege. This talent was first discovered about age 11 when he wasgiven a solo part in a musical at church, surprising the whole familyon opening night. He continued singing for school events, once opening the basketball game at high school by singing the nationalanthem a cappella, and later combined talents with mother at thepiano, and sister, Jamie, at the electronic keyboard, performing forchurch services, weddings, anniversaries, and funerals. Residences and events: 1990 Olney, IL, where Sean was youth minister of Elm Street ChristianChurch. 1991 Bridgeport, IL, still working as youth minister, this time atthe First Christian Church. 1993 Mattoon, IL. Moving back home while completing his collegeeducation, he began practicing accounting for his brother, Todd, aswell as two local golf courses. 1995 He graduated from Eastern IL University with a Bachelor's Degreein accounting after first attending Olney Central College and RoseHulman Technical Institute at Terre Haute, IN. 1/1996 Cary, N.C. Following graduation, Sean moved to be nearerTodd, as well as to take advantage of more favorable weather for yearround golf, his favorite past time. He landed a job immediately uponreaching the area as accounting clerk for Triangle Laboratories, moving rapidly into Assistant Controller. 9/1996 Switching companies he worked as an accountant for Ruben HDonnelley Co, the yellow pages people. 4/1998 In a venture to challenge himself in his work, he joined QSP(Quality Software Products), a British company, as accountant who,along with a team, will install systems and train employees ofcompanies with revenues over $500 million, then act as sole contact incase of problems. |