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5 <br /> EDUCATION The University of North Carolina,School of Government <br /> Chapel Hill, NC Master of Public Administration <br /> Graduation date: May 2011 <br /> Campbell University,Lundy-Fetterman School of Business <br /> Buies Creek, NC Master of Business Administration in Finance <br /> Graduation date: December 2007 <br /> Mount Olive College,Tillman School of Business <br /> Mount Olive, NC Bachelor of Science in Management& Organizational Development <br /> Graduation date: December 2006 <br /> RESEARCH "County Revaluations in North Carolina:The Normal, the Boom, and the Bust" —This study <br /> examines how economic conditions affect the shift in tax burden for one North Carolina <br /> county. It focuses on a revaluation conducted as of January 1, 2010,which is supported by <br /> sales from 2008 and 2009. Specifically, it pulls data from Onslow County, North Carolina, for <br /> each of the last four revaluations and groups parcels into 21 different census tracts. <br /> Demographic variables of racial composition and median household income for each census <br /> tract is pulled into the equation and juxtaposed with changes after each revaluation. <br /> Research was presented at the International Conference on Assessment Administration in <br /> Phoenix, AZ and the NC Association of Assessing Officers' conference. <br /> http://www.mpa.unc.edu/sites/www.mpa.unc.edu/files/DwaneBrinson.pdf <br /> "Street Condition Ratings:Their Use among North Carolina Cities,"with David <br /> Ammons, Public Management Bulletin, No. 5. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina, <br /> School of Government,January 2011.This bulletin examines the prevalence of street <br /> condition ratings among municipalities in North Carolina, the frequency of condition <br /> assessments, the tendency to perform ratings in-house or by contract, and the uses for <br /> ratings. It also examines the practice of some cities to report summary statistics among their <br /> street maintenance performance measures and considers the validity of comparisons across <br /> cities. <br /> http://shoppi ng.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.433425/it.l/id.467/.f?sc=7&category=61 <br /> Capital Improvement Program National Research (2010). Served as a consultant,with <br /> classmates,to Mecklenburg County, NC. Researched national best practices, interviewed <br /> national jurisdictions and analyzed Mecklenburg County's current CIP.The end product was <br /> a formal report and presentation on national best practices with recommendations specific <br /> to Mecklenburg County. As rated by the client, this product was exceptional and immensely <br /> helpful in revamping the County's CIP. <br /> Automated Valuation Models vs the Fee Appraisal (2006). Research comparing value yielded <br /> via multiple regression analysis and value yielded via fee appraisal. Study objectively <br /> considered mass appraisal methodology and its accuracy when the same properties were <br /> also appraised under the traditional, fee-appraisal methodology. <br />