Mark Myers.

• Author: Raab, Marian
• Position: Balance sheet - Occupation overview

One of Mark Myers' favorite quotes is by Dale Carnegie: "Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success."

Myers, who shifted his career to a new position last year, likes to say: "What I'm missing in talent, I make up for in enthusiasm. That may only carry me so far, but it certainly has helped in so many ways."

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Title | Client Service Director

Company | Resources Global Professionals, Nashville, Tenn., with seasoned professionals in finance and accounting; information management; human capital; supply-chain management; legal and internal audit.

Born | Columbia, S.C.; February 1959.

Spouse | Karen Starr, married 16 years.

Children/Grandchildren | Two adult stepdaughters, Kary and Kathy. Through them and their husbands I have five step-grandchildren, between the ages of 2 1/2-13. Though I don't have any children of my own, being "Grandpa Mark" is an absolute joy.

Education | B.S., Summa Cum Laude in Accounting & Business Administration, Trevecca Nazarene University (1981); MBA, Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management (2004).

Career Summary | (All in Nashville) Hirsberg & Byrd, Staff Accountant (1981-83); Allen Davis & Vaughn, Senior Auditor (1983-89); Cherry Bekaert & Holland, Audit Supervisor (1989-91); Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, Audit Supervisor (1991-93); Barge Waggoner Sumner & Cannon (engineering firm), Controller (1993-2008); Resources Global Professional, Client Service Director (January 2008-present).

Board of Directors | (Served as a Board Member and Officer of the Alcohol & Drug Council of Middle Tennessee and the Nashville Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants.

FEI Chapter | Nashville Chapter, since 2005; former Chapter President, Chapter VP of Membership and VP of Programs. Also served on a Membership Expansion Task Force Committee, an FEI national initiative in late 2006-07. Currently serving on the Summit Planning Committee and will be Conference Chair for Summit 2011.

Leisure Pursuits | My favorite hobby is ballroom dancing, which I've done since 1987. I taught part-time for about a year when I started as a means to get my initial basic training "free."

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