Spring Lake Mayor to Speak at NCC Diversity and Inclusiveness Celebration
Chris V. Rey, Mayor of Spring Lake, North Carolina, will be Nash Community College’s diversity and inclusiveness celebration speaker on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 12:00pm in the college’s Brown Auditorium. The public is invited to attend.
Rey is the youngest elected Mayor of Spring Lake, the third largest municipality in Cumberland County. A native of Spring Lake, he attended Spring Lake public schools and graduated from Pine Forest High School as a track and field All-American in 1995. He then earned a full athletic scholarship to East Carolina University.
Chris’ capacity for leadership was manifest through his works at East Carolina. As a determined student leader, he vigorously worked to transform his university into a more open and diverse epicenter for higher learning. As a result, the University often recognized his leadership and campus involvement.
In 2000, Chris exhibited the most selfless act of service when he enlisted into the United States Army as a computer information technology analyst. After two short years, Chris was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Signal Corps through the United States Army Officer Candidate School. Thereafter, he was deployed to Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom followed by a deployment to Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. After being afforded the opportunity to strengthen his leadership skills with the entire world as his backdrop, Chris returned home to Fort Bragg to command the Third Special Forces (Airborne) Signal Detachment. His service and leadership in the armed forces earned him numerous military awards and accolades including the Bronze Star.
After nearly eight years of active military service, Chris was honorably discharged and began studies at William & Mary School of Law, the nation’s oldest legal institution. Upon graduating in 2010 Chris returned back home to Spring Lake to do his part to serve his community.
Chris currently works for the Virginia National Guard as a federal employee. He is a Strategic Planner and Policy Director for the Information Technology Division. He is also a Major in the Virginia Army National Guard and serves as CEO of C2Vizion, LLC, a strategy firm focused on marketing & strategy development for small businesses and non-profits. He is an adjunct professor in the criminal justice department at Mount Olive College, where he teaches constitutional law, criminal law, juvenile justice and criminal courts.
Mayor Rey holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Walden University, and a Juris Doctor degree from William & Mary School of Law. Mayor Rey is also a proud member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., the Kiwanis Club of Spring Lake, the National Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is married and he has two children.
