Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda

Professional Division National Officers

Jr. Calton
Professional Division National President
Tulsa Winch Group, Oklahoma
pdpres@fbla.org

Jr. Calton currently works as the Utility Product Sales Manager for Tulsa Winch Group in Tulsa, Oklahoma. His duties include managing a line of utility winches and hoists from four TWG companies and working with OEM customers throughout the county. Directly responsible for a multi-million dollar North American territory, Jr. is often out of the office visiting customers and working to secure new business. Active in FBLA-PBL since 1992, Jr. has held various state and national offices in FBLA and PBL, including PBL National President (1999-2000), Missouri PBL State President, FBLA State Reporter, and Local Chapter President in both FBLA and PBL. Jr. has served as a presenter and judge at many state and national conferences. He also currently works with Oklahoma FBLA-PBL.

Growing up in Missouri, Jr. attended Conway High School and received a BS in Business Administration from Culver-Stockton College (Canton, Missouri) in 2001.

Jr. has lived in Tulsa, Oklahoma for 7 years. He is very active in the volleyball community, where he serves as a certified high school and USAV volleyball official. He also coaches a team of 16 and under girls Junior club volleyball team. In addition, Jr. is an avid volleyball player, and can often be seen playing in tournaments from Denver to Florida with his USAV adult men’s volleyball team.

Eric McGarvey
Professional Division National Vice President
Youreka! Personal and Small Business Solutions, Inc.
pdvp@fbla.org

Eric McGarvey is an honors graduate of both Isothermal Community College (1997) and Western Carolina University (2000) with degrees in Business Administration/Law and Economics/Entrepreneurial Studies. As a student, Eric served in many local, state, and national leadership roles with organizations such as SGA, Phi Theta Kappa, Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Students in Free Enterprise, and Phi Sigma Pi.

Eric has been an active member in FBLA-PBL since 2005 and has served in local, state, and national leadership roles, including PBL National SR Vice President (1999-2000) and most recently as NC State Professional Division President (2004-2008). Eric has also served as a state and national workshop speaker and judge since graduating in 2000.

Working with companies like American Greetings and Blair Developers has given Eric established experience in the areas of corporate sales, human resources, and project management. He currently serves as the founder and President of Youreka! Personal and Small Business Solutions, Inc., where he works with many organizations across North America, including some of those he was once actively involved in as a student. He is a founding member of a professional leadership organization in his home city, which benefits rising area professionals and promotes local economic and civic growth. In his spare time, Eric enjoys spending time with friends, traveling, playing on soccer and volleyball leagues, community service, backpacking, and looking for new adventures and challenges!

Brad Howard

Professional Division National Secretary/Treasurer
Communications Director for member of Congress
pdst@fbla.org

Brad Howard, of Van Buren, Arkansas, currently serves as the communications director for a U.S. Congressman in Washington, D.C. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, and a Master of Arts in Public Communication from American University in Washington, D.C. He is a former account executive at an advertising, marketing and public relations agency and has worked on numerous political campaigns. Brad's journey in FBLA-PBL began in 1998 in the Middle Level and he has been an active member and officer in all levels of the organization since. He served as a state officer in Arkansas FBLA and PBL, served as PBL National Parliamentarian and PBL Southern Region National Vice President, and has served as a presenter and judge at numerous FBLA and PBL meetings and conferences across the country.

Brad is a strong advocate for FBLA-PBL, noting the skills, self-confidence and networking the organization offers can carry its members throughout a lifetime of career development experiences - from the Middle Level well into their professional careers.