Candidate Biography (submitted by candidate):

Early Years:

Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, April 2, 1947, to William Clarence and Hazel Marie Owens

Education:

• Graduated, Elizabeth City High School
• College of the Albemarle, 1966-67

Religious Activities:

Member, Blackwell Memorial Baptist Church

Family:

Son, William Clarence III, and two grandsons, McGregor and Jackson Tyler

Professional Background:

• President, Taylor Mueller Reality
• President, W.W. Owens and Sons Moving and Storage, Inc.
• President & Treasurer, Albemarle Mini-Warehouses, Inc.
• Secretary, Consolidated Development Corporation
• General Partner, Owens and Robertson Real Estate Development
• Vice President, Red Oak Inc.
• General Partner with Rock Partnership
• Partner, FHO Partners
• Partner, JOG, Inc.

Military:

NC National Guard (retired) - 1967-1993

Boards (Past and Present):

• Elizabeth City/Pasquotank Industrial Development Commission, Board Member - 1978-1994 and Past Chairman
• Elizabeth City Area Chamber of Commerce, Board Member - 1991-1995
• Centura Bank in Elizabeth City, Board Member - 1981-1998 and Past Chairman
• Gateway Bank Corporate, Board Member - 1998-present
• Elizabeth City Rotary Club
• Albemarle Area United Way, Pasquotank County Chapter, Past President and Drive Chairman
• American Red Cross, Pasquotank County Chapter, Past Chapter Chairman
• American Cancer Society, Past Board Member
• Elizabeth City Boys and Girls Club, Past Board Member
• Girls, Inc., Past Board Member
• Tidewater Girl Scout Council, Past Board Member
• Red Men Moose
• Elks
• Elizabeth City/Pasquotank Boosters Club, Past President
• Albemarle Coin Club, Past President
• College of the Albemarle Board of Trustees, 1987-2000
• Pasquotank-Camden EMS Board
• District Health Department
• Albemarle Commission
• Regional REMS Council
• Pasquotank County Solid Waste Commission
• NC Local Government Advocacy Council, 1988-1991
• NC Public School Forum
• National Association of Counties, 1988-1989
• NC Manufacturing Board, 1999
• Committee on Suggested State Legislation for the Council of State Governments, 1999-2000
• Southern Legislative Conference - Economic Development, Transportation, and Cultural Affairs Committee (Alternate) for the 1999-2000 Session

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