Tim graduated from the University of Houston – Downtown with a BBA in Accounting in 1992 and passed the CPA exam in 1993.
Before joining the State Board, Tim spent most of his career in internal auditing, including Internal Audit Director for USAble Life and Dyersburg State Community College. He and his wife Charlotte love their rural lifestyle spending time with their four children and their families, especially their two grandsons (with two more on the way).