Personal Information

• Vice President, New Horizons Systems, Inc.
• Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Chester
• Residing at 1326 Clarkson Rd., Hopkins
• Born August 31, 1950
• Son of Choatte R., Sr. and LaVerne K. Neal
• Benedict College, B.A., 1972
• Post graduate studies, Colgate Divinity, Pittsburg Theological Seminary
• Honorary D.D., Benedict College
• Chairman, Citizens for Hopkins Community Organization
• Member, Moving Forward Community Group
• NAACP
• Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
• American Soc. Software Engineers
• Board of Directors, past member, South Carolina Fair Share
• Co-founder, CLEAN-Citizens Local Environment Action Network
• Board member, South Carolina Environmental Watch
• Founder and Board member, Area Communities in Economic Development (Community Development Corporation)
• Sumter Area Economic Development
• Board member, Funds for Southern Coms.
• Lower Richland Water Authority, Lower Richland Community Council
• Past member, First Union Bank Comm. Reinvestment Act Advisory Board
• Rural Sumter Commission for Economic Development
• Chairman, Citizens for Hopkins Neighborhood Associations
• Governor's Nuclear Waste Task Force
• Co-Chairman, South Carolina Progressive Network
• Board member, AAEJAN-The African American Environmental Action Network
• Chairman, South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus, 2000-02
• Deputy Democratic Leader
• House Ways and Means Committee
• Honorary Ph.D of Humanities, Francis Marion University