Education:
MBA, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance, 1969
BA, Florida A&M (Agricultural and Mechanical) University, 1967.

Professional Experience:
Owner/Chief Executive Officer, Dayn-Mark Advertising Agency, 1987-present
Host, Coors Inside Black America! Radio Program, 1985-1993
Management Consultant.

Political Experience:
Regional Whip, Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2003-present
Senator, Georgia State Senate, 1983-2002
Representative, Georgia State House of Representatives, 1974-1982.

Organizations:
Alpha Phi Alpha
Mason.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Blue Dog Coalition
Congressional Black Caucus
Co-Chair, Democratic Study Group on National Security
Vice-Chair, Science and Technology Committee, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Parliamentary Assembly
New Democrat Coalition.

Committees:
Agriculture, Member
Financial Services, Member
Foreign Affairs, Member
Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Member
Subcommittee on Europe, Member
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Member
Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, Chair
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, Member