Governmental Experience:

• Chairman, Rutherford County Board of Commissioners
• Vice - Chairman, Rutherford County Board of Commissioners December 2002 - December 2006
• Rutherford County Commissioner, District 3 Since December 2000
• North Carolina Community Development Council Since April 2002
• Rutherford County Transportation Committee Since December 2000
• Chairman, Isothermal Rural Planning Organization, Transportation Advisory Committee
• Western North Carolina Local Government Caucus, Committee Chair for Rules and Regulations affecting Local Governments
• Rutherford-Polk MH/DD/SA Board, December 2000-December 2003


Professional/Community Organizations:

• Charter President, Chase Lions Club- Active since 1971 in Club, Zone and District 31-C Activities
• Rutherford County Farm Bureau, Board of Directors Advisory Committee 1967-2001
• Rutherford County Cattlemen’s Association, American Hereford Association
• FFA Alumni Association- Local, State, and National Life Member
• NC Association of County Commissioners, Agriculture Steering Committee Since 2000
• North Carolina Association of County Commissioners Board of Directors District 15 2006-2007
• NC Association of County Commissioners Legislative Goals Committee 2005-2006
• American Red Cross Members for Life, Blood Donor
• Active in several state and national organizations for educators and career and technical programs including Life Member of National Association for Career and Technical Education.
• Retired agricultural educator, Rutherford County Schools- 34 years


Education:

• Rutherford County Schools 1951-1963, Diploma Chase High School
• North Carolina State University- Raleigh, NC
- BS Degree, Soil Science- May 1967
- BS Degree, Agricultural Education- July 1967
- Masters Degree with Secondary Education Certification- July 1971
• Continuing Education, SDPI and NCSU 1971-2001
• UNC-Chapel Hill School of Government, Certification in Essentials of County Government- January 2003


Personal Information:

• Born June 3, 1946 in Rutherford County, North Carolina
• Married to Lucy Hensley, two children- Jill B. Francis and Kevin Bradley
• Deacon and Sunday School teacher, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
• Personal interests include farming, local and family history, parliamentary procedure, and Christian businessmen’s scripture distribution.

Chivous O. Bradley
264 Dark Corner Road
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
(828) 245-7748 or (828) 287- 6402