Anchor People
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Principal
W. Patrick Dorn, Jr. has been in the investment business for over thirty years. Formerly with Wachovia Bank, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and the Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) designation. A graduate of Presbyterian College with a B.S. in Economics and Business Administration, he also was graduated from the Northwestern Graduate Trust School at Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois. Pat serves on the Board of Directors of the Laurel Crest Retirement Center and the South Carolina Forestry Association and is an elder and Sunday school teacher at the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia. He is a former Chairman of the South Carolina Forestry Association. He also serves on the advisory board of the Congaree Land Trust as a representative from Richland County, and is past President of the Richland County Forestry Association. Pat is past President of the Trust division of the South Carolina Bankers' Association and past President of the Executives' Association of Greater Columbia, where he was selected Executive of the Year in 1997. Pat and his wife have three children and seven grandchildren. In addition to family, his interests include hunting and tree farming. Principal John H. Moorman, Jr. joined Anchor in November 2004; he has worked in the investment business for over 20 years. Formerly a vice president with Merrill Lynch and UBS, John is a Registered Investment Adviser. A 1983 graduate of the Citadel with a B.S. in Business Administration, John is a member of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, where he has served two terms on the vestry and as a junior and senior warden. John is an Associate Member of the CFA Society/Columbia chapter, a member of the Columbia Estate Planning Council and the Executive Association of Greater Columbia. Currently he serves as chair of the Foundation investment committee and as a Sunday school teacher. Additionally, John is a tenured supporter of Family Connection and Camp Burnt Gin, both of which are organizations that help families of special needs children. John and his wife have two children, and they enjoy boating, spending time at the beach, and other outdoor activities. Investment Advisor Margaret Ellen Pender joined Anchor in September 2002. Formerly with Wachovia Bank and The LPA Group, Margaret Ellen's background combines the client service focus of retail banking and the analytical focus of cost accounting. A graduate of Hammond School and Presbyterian College, Margaret Ellen was a Quattlebaum Scholar and a Hansard Scholar, studying for a semester at the London School of Economics. She earned a B.S. in Business Administration with a minor in Political Science. Margaret Ellen is an active member of the First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, the Chandler Hunt Club and the Daughters of the American Revolution. She enjoys family and friends, the outdoors and sports. |