Horace Holmes Jr.

Professional Resume

  • World Changers Church International - College Park, Georgia ( www.worldchangers.org ) 2001 - Present
  • Serving in the Home Fellowship Ministry as an Assistant Director
  • Creflo Dollar Ministerial Assoiciation ( www. icmnet.org )
  • World Changer Church Espanol
  • Covenant Life Cathedral Church - Macon, Georgia (1971 - 2001)   
  • Graduated from Miracle Valley Bible College of Arizona - (1971)
  • Special Market Manager, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. (1972-1982)
  • President &CEO, Horace Holmes Photographic Artist, Inc. (1982-Present)
  • Marketing Consultant (Horace Holmes and Associates)
  • Co-Founder/Past President/Chairman of the Board/Charter Member of Professional Photographer's Minority Network; a national affilliate of PPA
  • One of eight photographers for the Ed Pierce "Down to Earth" Wedding 2000, to be shown by satellite in 60 different U.S. and Canadian cities
  • Kodak Pro-Team and Mentor's Team Member
  • One of four official Kodak Portrait Photographer for the "1996 Olympics"

 

Credentials

  • Certified Professional Photographers of America
  • Craftsman Photographer of Professional Photographers of America
  • Professional Photographers Minority Service Degree
  • PPA Approved Business Instructor ( ABI )
  • PPA Approved Photographic Instructor (API)

 

Affiliations

  • Professional Photographers of America, Inc.
  • Southeastern Professional Photographers of America, Inc.
  • Georgia Professional Photographers Association
  • Wedding Professional Photographers International
  • Children Photographers International - Charter Member
  • Children Photographers of the World, Ltd. - Charter Member
  • Honorary Board Member of Professional Photographers of Nassau, Bahamas

 

Speaking & Publishing

  • SEPPA Convention Speaker
  • PPA National Convention Speaker
  • GPPA Convention Speaker
  • PPMN State/National/International Speaker
  • Published Photographs:
      Studio Photography (July 1994); Writer: Terry Degleau of Eastman Kodak
  • Published Articles:
      Lens Magazine
      GPPA Magazine
      Professions Photographers of America Magazine (July 2003)
      Foto Imagen Magazine

 

Instruction

  • Instructor of "Fundamentals-The Joy of Photography"
  • Assistant Instructor of Master's Blitz PPA
  • Super Monday Instructor PPA
  • Featured Instructor at State/Regional/International Conventions:
      Washington, D.C.
    Las Vegas
    New Jersey
    Texas
    Kentucky
    North Carolina
    Connecticut
    South Carolina
    Oregon
    Minnesota    		 Alabama
    New York
    Massachusetts
    Florida
    Tennessee
    Ohio
    Nebraska
    Bahamas
    Montana
    Georgia

 

 Previous Community Involvement

  • Bibb County Family and Children's Services (Adoption Program)
  • Macon Children's Hospital (Board of Directors)
  • Rotary Club (Member and Board of Directors)
  • NAACP - Lifetime Member, NAACP Act (Photograph Juror and Chairman)
  • Georgia Delegate to White House Conference on Small and Minority Business
  • Georgia Governor's Small and Minority Business Council: advisory council
  • Georgia College School of Business Black Youth and Business Program (Board of Trustees/Past Chairman)
  • Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce (Lifetime Member/Board of Directors/Executive Committee/Small Business Council/Chairman)
  • Urban Development Authority (Vice Chairman of Marketing)
  • Leadership Macon (Steering and Selection Committee)
  • Bibb County School System (Project Link and Interracial Council)
  • Coliseum Psychiatric Hospital (Board of Trustees/Past Chairman)
  • Downtown Council Chairman
  • Coliseum Medical Center (Board of Trustees)
  • Georgia Children's Home (Present/Board of Trustees)

 

Honors

  • PPA National Award Winner
  • Honored by Kodak for their marketing skills of Kodak's "Portrait of Appreciation" through their "Promise of Excellence" Program. Horace Holmes Studio was chosen among the top four studios (of 5,000) to be featured on a video shown in 25 cities across the country.
  • Honorary Faculty Member at Georgia College
  • Recipient of the 2000 Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful Commission and Macon Cherry Blossom Festival Downtown Council Commercial Award of the Year
  • Small Business Owner of the Year (1986)
  • Recipient of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Award for Membership Development
  • SEPPA President's Award
  • Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics (Small Business of the Year) Better Business Bureau of Central Georgia 2003
  • Rotary Club (Service Above Self Award)
  • Rotarian of The Year (2004-2005)
  • Rotarian Board of Directors (2003-2006)