ABOUT THE INVENTOR – Ronnie L. Mace

MORGANTON, NC – A native of Burke County, Ronnie L. Mace, 56, is Reality Therapy certified and Chief Financial Officer of Blue Ridge Community Action, Inc., a Morganton, N.C. non-profit, low-income assistance organization. Reality Therapy certified means that Mace has demonstrated knowledge in the concepts and principles of Choice Theory®, Reality Therapy and Lead-Management as authored and endorsed by Dr. William Glasser and the William Glasser Institute respectively.

He joined Blue Ridge Community Action, Inc. in 1981. As CFO, he oversees financial operations and helps direct all aspects of agency administrative, programmatic and personnel. He also develops curriculum and teaches classes for agency staff and Duke University School of Non-profit Management.

A 1974 graduate from Lenoir-Rhyne College with a degree in accounting, Mace also holds a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University. Before enrolling in Lenoir Rhyne, Mace earned an Associate in Applied Science (accounting) degree, with honors, from Western Piedmont Community College in Morganton.

His community efforts and contributions include serving on the Burke County Planning and Board of Adjustment (1989-1996), which he chaired from 1991-1996; as a Burke County Recreation Commissioner (1978 – 1999), which he chaired from 1982-1994; as a member of Burke County Board of Education’s Blue Ribbon Committee, as a Western Piedmont Community College small business mentor in 1993 and as a member of the Finance Committee for the Burke County Chamber of Commerce in which he is intensively active.

He currently serves on the Burke County Superintendent of Education’s advisory council; as a member of the Western North Carolina Youth Council; on the Morganton Rotary; as a member of the Burke County Small Business and Entrepreneur Committee and as a judge in East Burke High School senior projects.

Mace was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received in action during the Vietnam War, experiences that helped shape the person he is today; a person who has overcome many of life’s pitfalls and made a positive contribution helping others do the same.

For 34 years Mace has been married to Anyth Abee Mace. They have one son, Derek L. Mace, a partner with the Hickory-based law firm, Gorham, Crone, Mace and Green.

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