User:Rpurham/sandbox

Randy Purham was born and raised in Chicago, IL in 1980. He graduated from Hillcrest High School in 1998 and then graduated from Central Texas College in 2012 with an Associate in General Studies. He has a projected graduation of December 2014 with a Bachelor in Business Administration from American Military University. He enlisted into the US Army in June 1998 and completed Basic Training and Advanced Individual Training at Fort McClellan, AL as a Chemical Operations Specialist (74D). He has completed 5 campaigns in 3 tours to Iraq and 1 to Kuwait in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. For 16 years, he’s been in a parallel career as part of the Multi-Level Marketing industry as an Independent Business Owner for various Home-Based Businesses in his spare time. He has devoted over 15 years volunteering his time for various organizations in conjunction with his military assignments, such as a Sign-Language Instructor/Interpreter for the Army Community Service Program (ACS). During his recent deployment to Kuwait, Randy volunteered over 300 hours for the United Services Organization (USO) and 8-hours with the Camp Arifjan Red Cross. He is a co-founder for the Anchorage Chamber Military Unit Adoption Program, which coordinates care packages to Soldiers that are deployed from JBER. In 2013 he published his first book, “The NEW You: Now Equipped with Wisdom,” to help people that are seeking guidance in personal and professional development. He currently serves as the Junior Vice Commander for the VFW Northland Post 10252, Ambassador for the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Board of Advisors for Heroes In Action, and as a Squad Leader, Transition Coordinator, and Training Non-Commissioned Officer for the 95th Chemical Company. Upon retirement in 2018, Randy plans to pursue politics as a US Representative. Randy is married to April Smith-Purham and they have six children; Gayla, Bryanna, Quianna, Damien, Skylar and McKenzie. His personal philosophy behind everything he does is inspired by Zig Ziglar, “If you help enough people get everything they need, you’ll have everything you want.”