A lifelong resident of Murfreesboro, Tim attended Rutherford County schools Hobgood Elementary and Central High School, graduating in 1971. He is a 1975 graduate of Middle Tennessee State University. He has been actively involved in service to Murfreesboro and Rutherford County since high school, serving as President and Director of Middle Tennessee Board of Realtors, member of the Board of United Way, the Heart Association and Middle Tennessee Medical Development Foundation. Further he served eight years as a member of the Murfreesboro Planning Commission and served on the Board of Zoning Appeals. He is a former director of Calvary Banking, Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce, and Murfreesboro Water and Sewer Board.