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David Taylor Jr.
2163 Deerview Circle
Apt. 301
Statesville, NC 28625
704-883-2748
(I prefer e- mail if possible)
Age 25
Birthday 9-17-83
Family: I live in NC on my own and my family lives 2 hours away in VA.
College: Mitchell Community College
Classes: Computer, Marketing and Business classes 4 years
Work
NASCAR TEAM -Gillette Evernham Motorsports part time as Data Entry clerk for 6years.
RaceCAR Waterboy, I started a micro enterprise business with the help of Voc Rehab. I have been in business since September 2006.(I work 6 NASCAR races a year and major street festivals and National Chili Cook Off, National Barbeque that are judged for national titles. I have also become a third-party vendor at two different tracks in 2009 making my race total 10 NASCAR races.
I have been a RaceCAR Waterboy,LLC speaker since 2007. I speak as a business owner to persons with disabilities on how to own your own business. I am also a motivational speaker. Here are some conferences I have spoken at:
APSE 2007 – Kansas City – National Conference
TASH 2007 - Washington State - National Conference
NCAPSE-2007 Spring Conference-Atlantic Beach
NC/SC ARC 2007 Conference Charlotte
NC Council on Community Programs 2007 Convention-Pinehurst Resort
DDTI –UNC-2007 Conference-Micro Enterprise-Greensboro
NC Developmental Disability Council -2007- Micro Enterprise-Wilmington
System Change Project – Micro Enterprise 2007-Raleigh
NCYLN Conference -2007-Raleigh- motivational
Colfax Small Business for Disabled -2007
NCAPSE 2007 Fall Conference-Boone-motivational
NC Legislative Day –Coalition 2007 –Raleigh- motivational
Culture Diversity Conference -2007-Ashville-business/motivational
NCAQHYA-2007 youth –Conference-Greensboro-motivational
NC CIL – Raleigh Conference and TV Show 2007
Morganton Providers Training- motivational
Wrightsville Beach DD Council - motivational
Year 2008:
MH/DD/SA Cap Wavier Committee for NC employment, motivational
Life Trust of NC –Chapel Hill-motivational
NCQHA 2008-convention-Greensboro-motivational
Washington State Supported Employment Conference 2008-National
Reinventing Quality Conference – Baltimore -2008 – National
Maryland State MH/DD Conference Ocean City, MD employ/motivational
NC ARC State Convention- Raleigh-2008
DDTI – Case Management Conf – High Point
Peace College on Employment for Persons with Disabilities-2008
NC Developmental Disability Council2008–Raleigh- motivational
Carrboro Town Hall on Self Employment Micro Enterprise for Disabled
APSE – National –Louisville-employment
NCDCDT Conference- OCS- Special Education – motivational/employment
NC MH DD Case Management -High Point-employment /motivational
NC Entrepreneur Assoc – Guilford-business/motivational
NCYLN Conference -2008- Cary-motivational
Catawba Small Business for Disabled -2008
UNC – CDL 2007 Training on Employment for Disabled
NC Legislative Day –Coalition -2008- motivational
Winston Salem Special Education – OCS- Conference-Bus./motivational
Raleigh Special Education – OCS
NC SCFAC Conference-Winston-Salem-motivational
GIFTS Conference-Special Education NC, SC, VA, GA, and Fla
SABE -2008- National Conference-Indianapolis -employment/motivational
NCAPSE – Atlantic City
TASH Conference-Nashville - National
NC Council on Community Programs Conf.-Pinehurst Resort
I wrote a book:
RaceCAR Waterboy Book, Micro-Enterprise (25 Step Business Plan), Author, David Taylor Jr. June 2007.
Volunteer
I am 25 years old and I have been in the Kiwanis, Civitan, church, Iredell Horse Assoc., AQHA (American Quarter Horse Assoc.)(Youth Wrangler All Star, NCQHA (North Carolina Quarter Horse), NCAPSE (North Carolina Assoc. Supported Employment (board member), APSE (National Assoc. of Supported Employment), CFAC, SCFAC (appointment by the legislature,NC DD Council (council member appointed by the Governor), NC TASH, UNC-Youth 4 Advocacy(board member) , NYLN,RANE (Real Advocates Now Emerging), TASH, SABE, Association of Self Advocates NC, and Victory Junction Gang Camp.
For the past few years I have attended all conferences on disability and the Legislative Day for the past 5 years. I am on the Western Region Iredell County Housing Committee for the new housing for persons with disabilities.I have won many honors such as: Presidents Life Time Achievement Award for 2000 hours of volunteer, Governor of VA and WVAVolunteer Award for things I accomplished for the disabled. My story is in the “Chicken Soup for Horse Lovers” book, Don’t Fence Me In. I won the NC DD Council, 2006 Hefner Award for doing work to help others in the DD population.In 2007, Civitan volunteer, Employee 5 year award from Evernham Motorsports. In 2008, Championship ring for Race 2008 for great employee, NCAPSE Award Personal Achievement Award of the Year 2008.