Tom has been in TRIO for 25 years and has been the Project Director of the Commonwealth Educational Opportunity Center programs at Morehead State University for the past 15 years. He has presented at COE and SAEOPP trainings for EOC programs. Tom has served his state (KY TRIO) and regional associations (SAEOPP) in a number of offices, on the National Educational Opportunity Center Association (NEOCA) board and has serve on the COE Board of Directors for the past 4 years.