MANAGEMENT TEAM

• George “Buck” Brandt, III (President): An attorney with the law firm of Henderson, Brandt and Veith, P.A. Mr. Brandt has 30 years of law experience.  He is in general law practice, with an emphasis on corporate/business law, real estate, personal injury, and domestic relations.  
  
  A native of Greensboro, NC, he received his college education at Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC and his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. In addition to quietly working behind the scenes for a better and more diverse community, Buck is active in the Spartanburg community and he serves on the board of directors for the Spartanburg County Museum of Art.
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• Randy Guyton (Vice President): Mr. Guyton has been in Emergency Medical Services since 1993.  He is a Nationally Registered Paramedic with experience in both emergency and non-emergency transportation.  Randy’s work experience includes Cherokee County EMS as a street medic, Spartanburg Regional Medical Center Transportation Service, and three years as operations manager for a private healthcare transportation service.
   
  Randy has also been a certified firefighter and police officer for the town of Cowpens, SC.
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• Von Brock (Vice President): Mr. Brock comes from a business background.  He operated a successful furniture oriented business for 12 years.  After deciding to pursue his long time interest in emergency medicine, Von attended and graduated from Greenville Technical College receiving his certification as a Nationally Registered EMT- Intermediate in 2001.
  
  After only two months of employment by a private ambulance service, Von was promoted to supervisor, and in 2002 he was promoted to area manager within the Union, SC office.
   
• Walter R. Pettiss (Secretary/Treasurer): Mr. Pettiss has had a varied career as an entrepreneur in business and government. He received a BS degree in Industrial Management from Georgia Institute of Technology and his MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
  
  Walter has 20 years experience with Milliken and Company where he started as a trainee and worked up to the position of Vice President. He served as Chief of Staff to the Governor of South Carolina, Chief Of Staff the US Secretary of Energy, Chairman of the South Carolina Educational Television Commission, Chairman of the South Carolina Board of Economic Advisors, and a group leader on the President’s Private Sector Survey of Cost Control (The Grace Commission) and other government and private sector endeavors. His business experience includes work as operating officer video franchisee, Chief Operating Officer of a wireless cable TV operation. President and CEO of an alternate telephone common carrier, and Executive Vice President and General Manager of a PCS Digital Wireless Telephone Company.

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