Meet Tom

Tom Wetzel is a native of West Virginia, having lived in several states due to his father's occupation. He graduated from high school in Niagara Falls, NY. Tom holds a BA and MA from West Virginia University, an MA from Niagara University, completed a doctoral study from Case Western Reserve University, and a Ph.D. from Century University.

Tom was director of the Ohio Edison Speakers' Bureau, director of marketing and public relations in healthcare and served 20 years in West Virginia state government, including Governor Cecil Underwood's administration. Tom also worked for Congressmen William Miller and Henry P. Smith of New York. He was elected to three terms on the Hudson, Ohio Board of Education.

Tom has received several national awards, including the George Washington Medal of Honor, Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Daughters of the American Revolution National Award and is listed in several Who's Who directories. He was named Distinguished West Virginian by Governor Arch Moore and is an Admiral in the Cherry River Navy.

Tom has been an adjunct professor at colleges and universities in New York, Ohio and West Virginia. He now resides in Southport, North Carolina and teaches at Brunswick Community College.