Don’s participation in NARSOL spans over a decade, and he has been the South Carolina advocate since 2015, tracking legislation, lobbying, and encouraging registrants. A regular at national conferences, he has served as emcee since 2017. A returning citizen and registrant himself, Don has served in various roles in prison ministry and reentry initiatives for over 20 years, including the founding team and board of directors for a small, residential reentry program. A computer engineer and programmer by trade, he has operated a programming and support business since 1996.Don is also a leader in his church, which focuses on engaging and serving the homeless community. Frustrated by the prevailing level of public ignorance about sexual crimes, the futility of the registry, and the dysfunction of the “criminal justice” system, Don continually seeks ways to educate and inform the public through writing, speaking with groups, and engaging media professionals. Don’s service to NARSOL has been recognized with a Pearl Award, and in 2021, he was named NARSOL’s Advocate of the Year.
