Gail Rodrigues • Education Mountain
I was born and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  I am the ninth of eleven children and attended Lesley University on a full academic scholarship, receiving a BA in Elementary Education and Special Education.  Twenty-eight years ago I was recruited to teach by Greenville County School District and have done so at Augusta Circle Elementary School, Beck Academy, and at present, Woodmont Middle School, in the Special Education Department.

My husband Chester and I have five children: Nicole, Chester III, Christopher, Alex, and Alexis.  In 1989, I earned a Master's degree in Elementary Education from Furman University and later received an additional thirty hours from Clemson University.

In 2007, I became a National Board Certified Teacher in the area of Exceptional Needs Specialist/Early Childhood through Young Adulthood.  I enjoy sewing and reading when time permits.  "Striving to be the best", "Hard work pays off and attitude is everything is my belief.  To reach your goal, I believe you must "do your best and not give up".  Wilma Rudolph is one of my heroines because she did not allow her handicap to become an obstacle.  She rose above her bout with polio and reached her goal.  I also admire my mother who attended Wheelock College and was a teacher along with raising me and my ten brothers and sisters.

Jeff Moore • Education Mountain
Jeff has worked in the areas of Entrepreneurship, International and Cross-Cultural Partnership Development and Leadership Development. In the United States Jeffrey provides leadership training seminars at company quarterly executive management retreats, entrepreneurial marketing research services, and assists with due diligence projects for evaluating business opportunities. Currently he contributes articles to the Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson business journal GSA, and beginning in 2005 teaches International Business and Organizational Behavior in an MBA program in SC. Overseas Jeffrey has specialized in entrepreneurial business development between the US and third world countries over the past 15 years, evidenced by starting a multi-million dollar revolving loan bank in Romania and starting a business school in Eastern Europe. He has opened new markets for US companies in Morocco, Brazil, Romania and Central America. His PhD and MBA are from the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis located in Southern France, where he specialized in international business and organizational development in Eastern Europe after the fall of Communism. He has published a book entitled Organizational DNA: Law of Virtue.

Joe Lovin • Education Mountain
I was born Haywood county N.C. , and served in the U. S. Naval Air Force. I received a Bachelor of Science degree from Clemson University. I am m arried to Sylvia Fowler Lovin and we are the proud parents of two sons - Scott, who resides in St Augustine, FL, and Eric, who is a resident of Greer, SC. We also have three grand daughters and two grand sons.
 
I am a retired Engineering Manager from The W.R. Grace Company, and Ihave been a member of Mt. Zion for over 15 years.