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Mr. Gunn served as former Governor Carroll Campbell's Senior Executive Assistant for Finance and Administration. In that position, he acted as liaison to the Budget and Control Board and to several cabinet agencies. In addition to his duties as the Governor's budget director, he managed all grants made through the Governor's Office and was responsible for the oversight of more than 600 employees in the Office of Executive Policy and Programs.
A graduate of Newberry College with a bachelor's degree in history and political science, Mr. Gunn also participated in the graduate program at the University of South Carolina.
He is a former headmaster at Waccamaw Academy in Conway, SC, where he also served as athletic director and coach. He has taught government, history, and math in middle and high schools, including Waccamaw Academy and North Myrtle Beach High School.
After working as the former Governor's campaign field coordinator during the 1986 gubernatorial campaign, Gunn joined Campbell's executive staff in January 1987. He served in several capacities in the Governor's Office, including Director of the Division of Economic Opportunity, and Director of Legislative Affairs.
Mr. Gunn formerly served on the South Carolina Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, the SC Legislative Audit Council's Nominating Committee, the SC Emergency Response Commission and Winthrop University's Board of Trustees. Presently, he serves on the South Carolina Sentencing Guidelines Commission.
A native of Florence, Mr. Gunn has two children and resides in Columbia. He was appointed Director of the South Carolina Department of Public Safety on July 2, 1996. Previously, he served as . He served in that capacity from, until Governor Beasley appointed him to the Department of Public Safety