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EDUCATION

Grand Rapids College, Grand Rapids, Michigan

PERSONAL

Married 45 years to Raymond Hershey

3 Children (all married) and 9 Grandchildren

Member of Fellowship Greenville Church, Simpsonville – Marriage Mentoring Ministry

EMPLOYMENT

April 2011 – Present President and CEO of nonprofit, Live Free Inc.

July 1999 – April 2011 Regional Director for Heritage Community Services

June 1997 – July 1999  Advertising – Times Examiner Newspaper

May 1975 – July 1979 Auditor – Ford Motor Credit Company

1972 – 1975 Loan Officer – Credithrift Loan and Finance Co.

1970 – 1972 Reminder Newspaper – Justowriter and proof reader

POLITICAL EXPERIENCE AND APPOINTMENTS

2013 – Present Member of Circle 555 Christian Foundation

2010 – Present Member Greenville County Rep. Women’s Club

2006 - Present Member of Greenville’s ProLife Roundtable

2015 – Present Republican EC for Ware Place Precinct

1998 – 2014 Republican EC for Sugar Creek Precinct

2018 – 2019 President, Greenville County Rep. Women’s Club

2007 – 2010 Member of SC Education Oversight Committee 

2005 – 2009 Board of Trustees – Anderson University, SC

2002 – 2003   Member of Governor’s SC Education Task Force

1994 – 1998 Member- SC Governor’s Math and Science Advisory Board

1992 – 1996 Board of Trustees for Greenville County Schools 

Greenville SC native

Travelers Rest High Graduate

Played football 1986 / DE

1987: 1 st annual Youth in Government at SC State House. 

Currently has lived in Greer, SC for 23 years. 

Married: Christel / 25 years of marriage & counting. 

Children: Austin 20 & Ada 13

Church: Edwards Rd Baptist 

Sunday School teacher

6 years in with EMS / 1990-1996

14 years in Law Enforcement

Simpsonville police Dept. / 1999

Greenville County Sheriff’s Office / 2001 Crisis / Hostage negotiator DUI / Traffic Enforcement Medal of Valor recipient / 2003: risking life to save citizens from a hotel fire. 

Deputy of the year nominee: 2005

Currently works in Manufactory inspecting Fiber Optic Cable. 

Ran for Sheriff in Greenville County 2016 Ran for SC State House district 20 in 2020. 

Greenville County Republican Party Press Secretary 2022. 

Currently Running for Greenville County Republican Party Chairman. 

I’m an American First / MAGA supporter. 

Joe Dill has spent his life being a public servant, to district 17. He served on county council for 24 years, and served on the Greenville County School board for 12 years.  

Joe Dill is known as a hands on community servant. He has served as Executive Committee man for the Tigerville precinct for over many years.

He served on the SCAC Board for over 12 years and served as President in 2012.  He is currently the President of Slater Marietta Lions Club, and Past district Governor for the District 32A Lions.  

He has led the music at various churches and has been at Blue Ridge Baptist for over 25 years leading the music ministry.

He has been the President of the Appalachian Council of Government and  continues to serve on the board of directors of the Appalachian Council of Government.