Member, Christian Life Fellowship

Married to Elizabeth Ratcliff Dent

Father of three children, Fred C. Dent, III, Catherine Grace Dent, and Charles Williamson Dent

Stepdaughter, Judi Arnold Doerle

Grandchildren, Jennifer Anne Doerle, Gordon James Doerle, Jr. Conner Columbus Dent, and

          Veronica Grace Dent

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Louisiana State University

Associate Director, Division of Continuing Education, Institute of Insurance Marketing

Director, (Department Head), Institute of Insurance Marketing

Special Lecturer, Department of Finance

Special Lecturer, Department of Home Economics

Awarded the Chancellor’s Medal of Achievement for contributing and supporting the academic and military traditions of Louisiana State University

State of Louisiana

Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner, The Office of Financial Institutions,

January 5, 1987 - January 5, 1991

Appointed by Governor Edwin Edwards and Governor Buddy Roemer during Louisiana’s depression era

Responsible for all State Charters Banks, Savings and Loans, Credit Unions, Independent Finance Companies and all Securities Activities in Louisiana

Managed a staff of over 145 highly trained accountants, CPA’s, Examiners, Attorneys and supporting staff members

Member of the TIMED Tax Committee under Governor Foster: Gave recommendations regarding the construction of state roads

Served as Director, Community Action Agencies Division - Office of Economic Opportunity 1964 - 1965 at the request of Governor John J. McKeithen

Served the Louisiana Legislature as Chairperson of the Blue Ribbon Committee for the House Standing Committee on Insurance

Cited by the Louisiana Legislature for developing an accreditation program recognized by National Regulators as the fourteenth state in America to achieve accreditation

Closed more than ninety-one financial institutions without a loss of one dollar.

All institutions opened the next day.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Chairperson, Financial and Management Services: Consulting Firm

Director, Fred Dent’s Institute of Insurance Marketing

Spokesperson and Founding Member of TaxBusters: Fought tax increases and worked to make local government more efficient and effective

Chairman of the District Attorney’s Pre-Trial Intervention Committee under the leadership of District Attorney Ossie Brown

Member, East Baton Rouge Plan of Government Study Committee (1972)

Speaker and Developer of seminars

Member, University Civic Association

Active Member, The Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce and the Baton Rouge community

Nationally recognized consultant in management, finance, sales, small business activities

Awarded, Top Marketer of the Year by the Baton Rouge Sales and Marketing Executives in 1987 for the ability to manage in trying times and for the marketing of financial institutions that closed due to difficult economic times

Cited as a member of the top thirty consultants in America by Dr. Jeffrey Lant, writer and publisher of books on management and consulting services

Honored by the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce as a “Partner” for Economic Development for saving and creating employment in the Baton Rouge community

National

Served in the Office of Emergency Planning, Executive Office of the President

 

MILITARY

Captain in the United States Army Special Forces, (ABN)

Chairman of the Board of the Cadets of the Ole War Skule

Project Leader of the largest event honoring Veterans in Louisiana: LSU Salutes in 1995

Outstanding graduate of LSU recognized for service in the US Military

Graduate of the US Army Infantry Center, Basic Infantry Officer’s Course (BIOC), Advanced Infantry Officer’s Course (AIOC), and The Airborne Course

Attended the US Army Industrial War College, off campus course

Graduate of the US Army Special Forces Center, Awarded the prefix “3” MOS designation indicating a Special Forces Qualified Infantry Officer

Captain in the US Army Special Forces, 2d Operational Detachment B, Company D, 20th SFGP

Member, Reserve Officers Association

Member, Special Forces Association

Member, Military Order of World Wars

ACADEMIC AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

School of Government of the State and Local Course: Developing and Analyzing Policy Issues, 1987 Graduate

Federal Home Loan Bank, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors: Courses on Regulatory Issues

Chartered Life Underwriter, American College, Bryn Mawy, PA 1974

Certificate Courses, LSU in the Institute of Insurance Marketing: Basic and Advanced Life Underwriting, Estate Planning, Pension and Profit Sharing, Business Insurance, Introduction to Property-Casualty, and Commercial Property-Casualty

Bachelor’s of Arts, Government and Political Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 1959 with one year of Law School

 

CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

(Past and Present)

Member, Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity

Member, American Society of Training and Development

Member, Baton Rouge Board of Realtors

Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce

Chairperson, Planning and Zoning Committee and Downtown Improvement Committee

Member, Economic Development Committee and Local Industry Committee

Member, Baton Rouge Estate and Business Planning Council

Founding Member, Baton Rouge Goals Program

State Co-chairperson, Legislative Committee

Member of the Board, Greater Baton Rouge Homebuilder’s Association

Boss of the Year, by Insurance Women of Baton Rouge

Member, Legislative Committee and Education Committee

President, Insurance Exchange of Baton Rouge

State Legislative Chairperson, Louisiana Association of Life Underwriters

Member, Louisiana State University Alumni Federation

Member, National Society of Charter Life Underwriters

Member, National Speakers Association

Member, Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana