2025 Ruritan National Convention Program

National Director

T.J. Garrison 107 Sheffield Court NW Conover NC, 28613 Phone: (828) 315-1434 Email: tgarrison2012@gmail.com

CLUB: Bethlehem NC Club: Member since 2011 and Kings Creek Club, Member since 2022; Bethlehem NC Club President 2018 - 2021; Bethlehem NC Club Vice President 2017; Bethlehem NC Club Secre tary 2023-present; Bethlehem NC Club Second Secretary 2022. DISTRICT: Western North Carolina District Governor 2024; Western North Carolina District Lt. Governor 2022-2023; Western North Carolina District Foundation Chair 200-2023; Western North Carolina Zone 6 Governor 2019-2021. NATIONAL: National Convention 2023 and 2024; Summer Leadership Conference 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024; I am a Ruritan Forever. EDUCATION: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Mars Hill University; High School Diploma from Newton Conover Health Science High School. OCCUPATION: I have worked in retail for Big Lots, in furniture sales; I worked in the restaurant industry for McDonalds and Bojangles; I worked with kids when I substitute taught for Catawba County Schools; I now do freelance work after discovering a passion for doing Power Points, word documents and other items for businesses. OTHER: Member of the Lions Club from 2023, Member of the Hickory Aviation Museum; Hobbies include the study of American and Com parative Politics, the study of History, the study of Military History; Other hobbies include Reading, Writing, Walking, Traveling.

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