Donald E. Thompson Jr. -
Commissioner
. Married to Allison Thompson since 1991
. 3 daughters Corbitt(18) Mackenzie(13) Blakely(10)
. Graduated Clinton High in 1985
. Top Ten Percent 4 years
. Played Football and Baseball
. Attended USC 1985-1986 majored in Business
. Attended Lander 1987-1989 majored in Business
and minored in Art
. Coached Football and Baseball at Thornwell High
School
. President of Artist4Africa, a non-profit organization
that builds wells in Kenya, Africa.
. First Baptist Church deacon - 2 terms
. International Missions Team Leader
. 10 International Mission trips
. 20+ Local/Regional Mission trips
. Youth Committee
. Chair of several different committees
. Owner of #1 Sign Designs since 1992
. Small Business of the Year for Laurens County
2000
. Laurens County Chamber of Commerce Volunteer
of the Year 2001
. Laurens County Ducks Unlimited Chairman
Joe Lewis - Chief Executive Officer
. Bachelor’s of Arts in Journalism from the University
of South Carolina
. Master’s of Higher Education Administration from
Western Carolina University
. Played football for the University of South
Carolina-played in the Gator Bowl
. 10 years of experience in coaching high school
football
. 15 years of experience coaching college football
(Western Carolina, Mars Hill College, And North
Greenville College)
. Recruiting Coordinator for Mars Hill and North
Greenville College
Tinsley S. Irwin - Administrative
Assistant for the League, Director
of
Dance
. Teams Operations, South Carolina Dance Team Head Coach
. Born in Laurens, South Carolina
. Graduated from Laurens District 55 High School in 1999.
. Is attending Greenville Technical College.
. Has been dancing since the age of 2
. 7 years of coaching gymnastics and dance in the upstate of SC
. Cheered for 2 competitive cheerleading squads, also high school
squads as well
. Performed at the Orange Bowl in Florida, for the halftime show in 2003
. Has taught many qualified students going to the state finals for gymnastics and dance.