PERSONAL BIOS

   

FINANCE MANAGER AND COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR

JOURNALIST, AUTHOR, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST, LECTURER, TV & PATRIOTIC PROGRAM CONSULTANT

pETE HOLDS A ba degree in Political Science and Public AdminISTRATION FROM MEMPHIS STATE UNIVERSITY with minors in american military history & Native American History. He served with USAF Intelligence, INCLUDING 2½ years in Vietnam.

pete's full-page award-winning article “A Veteran’s Story” is featured in several Georgia newspapers.  He WAS featured in Georgia Magazine AND appeared on Atlanta’s Channel 69 and AM1160, plus WORKED as a military consultant for PBA-30 (PBS) in Atlanta.  in 2018 He coordinated a three month EVENT honoring vietnam veterans at THE george walton academy in monroe, ga.


Pete IS HOST TO "A VETERAN'S STORY" RADIO SHOWS ON: AMericaswebradio.com & veteransbreakfastclub.org  cLICK THE 'RADIO SHOWS' TAB FOR PROGRAM DETAILS.

His keynote presentations include Wreathes Across America, the North Georgia Veterans at Big Canoe, Toccoa infantry museum, the Soleil Veterans Club in Canton, and SEVERAL more.    HE serveD as Lieutenant Colonel Aide-de-Camp to Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, received a Letter of Appreciation from Georgia Department of Veterans Service, and has served as THE Commander and program GURU for the distinguished Atlanta World War II Round Table for the past seven years.

Other memberships: atlanta vietnam veterans business association, VIETNAM VETERANS ALLIANCE, vfw, AMERICAN LEGION, and Golden Age Warriors.

pete conducts lectures, panel discussions, and has THUSFAR AUTHORED TWO BOOKS, "vETERANS: STORIES FROM AMERICA'S BEST" AND "FIGHTS LIKE A GIRL: WOMEN WARRIORS PAST TO PRESENT." BOTH ARE AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE.  hE has interviewed over 500 veterans from all branches, ranks, and conflicts.        







  BILL LeCOUNT 

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BILL Attended the American Institute of Banking with an emphasis on operations, accounting and Foreign Banking Transactions.

HE WAS Employed with Citibank and C&S/NationsBank for 26 years followed by a 16 year career with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as a Director of Ethics & Compliance.

Bill is a Certified Consumer Credit Executive (CCCE) by the International Credit Association (ICA) AND served as the Atlanta President of ICA as well as a director on the international Board of Directors of ICA.  Bill has also served as a member of the Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI) a best practice community of organizations that are committed to creating and sustaining high quality ethics & compliance programs.

Bill has traveled and lived extensively abroad in such countries as, Pakistan, India, Iran, Singapore, Malaysia, South Africa, Germany, and the Bahamas.

Bill, as the guest of the Peoples Republic of China and the People to People project, was a guest lecturer at many Universities and colleges throughout China on Banking and Credit. 

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 PETE MECCA

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