Background
Preston, Thomas Lyter was born on September 25, 1934 in Carrollton, Kentucky, United States. Son of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Lyter (Robertson) Preston.
counterterrorism and workplace violence consultant
Preston, Thomas Lyter was born on September 25, 1934 in Carrollton, Kentucky, United States. Son of Thomas Jefferson and Mary Lyter (Robertson) Preston.
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, University Kentucky, 1956. Postgraduate, University Washington, 1958.
Editor The News-Democrat, Carrollton, 1956-1957. Public, president The Cynthiana (Kentucky) Public Company, 1959-1968. President Preston Public Relations, Lexington, Kentucky, 1968-1975.
President, chief executive officer The Preston Group, Inc., 1975-1997. Chairman of board, 1991-1997. Principal Preston Global, Frankfort, Kentucky, since 1997.
Special assistant to the Governor, Commonwealth of Kentucky. Commissioner Kentucky Department Public Information, Frankfort, 1971-1974. Special assistant to the United States Senate, Washington, 1975.
Adjunct professor University Kentucky, Lexington, 1976-1981, 99, 2001, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, 1979, 99, 2001. Lecturer Florida State University, Tallahassee, 1989. Board visitors Department Public Relations Florida State University, since 1990, School Public Relations Eastern Kentucky University, since 1990.
Developer of the purge model, corporation strategies in counterterrorism and workplace violence. Board directors American Founders Bank, 2000, Frankfort, Kentucky, founding director. Member national courts and community committee National Center State Courts.
Leader seminars in crisis control, reputational management, corporate terrorism and workplace violence response.
Member Kentucky Council on Higher Education, 1963-1967. Member Kentucky Emergency Response Commission, 2001-2003. Member advisory council Eastern Kentucky University College Business and Technology, since 2000.
1st lieutenant United States Army, 1956-1959, 61. Member College Fellows Public Relations Society of America (accredited, chairman East central district, 1989-1990, president thoroughbred chapter 1987-1988), American Negotiation Institute (advisory board 1999-2002), American Society Industrial Security Professionals, Counselors Academy, Florida Public Relations Association (chairman 1998), International Association of Counterterrorism and Security Professionals, National Association Chiefs of Police, The Lafayette Club (board directors 1988-1994).
Married Carolyn Louise Points, June 1, 1957. 1 child, Matthew Thomas.