Vernon has extensive experience from a 30-year corporate career at Alcatel-Lucent and over 25 years of ministerial leadership, including serving as President of Grace Ministries International, a counseling and training ministry, from 2021 to 2024.

After experiencing personal loss with his first wife's passing because of cancer in 2015, Vernon navigated single parenthood while raising teenagers. His commitment to youth development was clear through 12 years of volunteer mentorship, including eight mission trips to Mexico and active church involvement. In 2022, he remarried Michelle, who serves as Director of Counselor Training at Grace Ministries International.

As a father to three children, including an autistic son engaged with Creative Enterprises, Vernon shows a compassionate approach to family and community support. Professionally, he also serves on the board of Lion Life Community, a nonprofit delivering educational and faith-based programs in the Cherokee County jail, and on the Keystone Village board, a nonprofit whose mission is to provide forever homes for adults with special needs.

Vernon's multifaceted profile encompasses roles as an author, speaker, counselor, and technology enthusiast. Together with Michelle, he remains actively involved in loving and serving his family, friends, and community. His latest project includes producing a Christian music album. You can learn more at https://worshipuntangled.com.