Background
Colby, Paul Southworth was born on July 11, 1944 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Paul Southworth and Mary Jane (Patterson) Colby.
Colby, Paul Southworth was born on July 11, 1944 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of Paul Southworth and Mary Jane (Patterson) Colby.
Bachelor of Business Administration, East Carolina U., 1969; postgraduate, Virginia Commonwealth U., 1975; Master of Business Administration, Kennedy Wester U., 1995.
Senior assistant accountant, junior assistant accountant, Haskins & Sells, Certified Public Accountants, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1969-1971; tax officer, accounting officer, tax accountant, Fidelity American Bankshares, Inc., Lynchburg, Virginia, 1971-1974; corporation tax officer, United Virginia Bankshares, Inc., Richmond, Virginia, 1974-1975; senior tax accountant, Hanes Corporation, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1975-1977; assistant controller, The Bowman Gray School Medicine of Wake Forest U., Winston-Salem, 1978-1981; vice president, general manager, Southern Image, Inc., Winston-Salem, 1981-1982; vice Chairman, Board Of Directors, Wagner-Welch Associations, Inc., Winston-Salem, 1982-1984; director finance and administration, Probus, Inc., Winston-Salem, 1982-1984; independent business consultant, Colby & Associations, Winston-Salem, 1984-1990; senior vice president, Chief Financial Officer, secretary, treasurer, Knightsbridge Petroleum Corporation, Arlington, Texas, 1986-1987; president, Southworth Land Management Company, Inc., Arlington, Texas, 1986-1987; corporation secretary, assistant treasurer, Datafax Systems, Inc., Arlington, Texas, 1987-1988; independent business consultant, Colby & Associations, Winston-Salem, Hurst, N. Carolina, Texas, 1984-1990; private practice, Paul S. Colby, Junior, Certified Public Accountant, Hurst, Texas, since 1990. Volunteer consultant Hill City Minority Economics Development Corporation, 1973, National Accounting Association, 1979, North Carolina Vietnam Veterans Leadership Program, 1985. Member of advisory board Indiana Small Business Association Tarrant County, 1989-1990.
Controller, assistant treasurer Horton for Congress, Winston-Salem, 1978-1979. Member AICPA, North Carolina Association Certified Public Accountants, Texas Society Certified Public Accountants, N.E. Tarrant County Chamber of C., Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce, Hurst Euless Bedford Chamber of Commerce, Better Business Bureau, Small Women and Minority Business League (Fort Worth/Dallas).
Married Shearon Ann Bailey Copeland, September 28, 1967 (divorced March 1981). Children: Allison Reve Matlock, Adrienne Colby Boose. Married Jeannie Carol Haymore, September 21, 1986.