While in college, Wayne worked in the computer resolution department for NCNB (now Bank of America) and Wachovia bank. He was tasked with making sure the debits and credits matched as they went through the computer coding machines. One day he looked at one machine through a window to see a massive malfunction.  Checks were flying all over the place and Wayne knew it was going to be a long day as it was his job to get everything back in order.

 

Within six months of joining Norfolk International Airport, Wayne knew he had landed in a good place and put the idea of law school on the back burner. Describing himself as a “jack of all trades,” Wayne performed a lot of functions at the airport before becoming executive director in 2009.  Wayne is proud of the financial health of the airport (debt free) and the expansion the airport has experienced ($40 to $50 million in improvements) made on a “pay as you go” basis.

 

Wayne was in his mid-20s when he joined the Northside Rotary Club where he served as the club president. He is enthusiastic about Rotary’s focus both on a local and global basis. When Northside changed to being a breakfast club, Wayne found it difficult to make the meetings.  A couple of years later, Wayne missed the friendships of Rotary and involvement in the community. Knowing  a number of people in our club, Wayne joined our group in June 2003 and is a Paul Harris Fellow plus 2.  Next year, Wayne is joining our club’s board of directors.

 

Wayne met his wife, Ann, through mutual friends and describes her as “the best thing that ever happened to me.”  A Portsmouth native, Ann enjoyed a career in human resources with the City of Norfolk before retiring several years ago. They have one daughter, Erin, who is a nurse practitioner in the trauma unit at Norfolk General Hospital. He is the proud grandfather of Wesley and will welcome a granddaughter, Leah, in the next couple of weeks.

 

Since he has retired, Wayne can be in the great outdoors to his heart’s content.  He enjoys hiking, running, whitewater rafting and gardening. As an English major, he also enjoys reading history books.