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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.