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Michael W. Burrell has been a resident of the Charleston area since 1977. Mr. Burrell graduated from Georgia State University in 1973 and completed his graduate work and earned his Masters Degree in Education in 1978 and his Educational Specialist degree in 1983 from The Citadel Military College in Charleston, South Carolina. He has served as an elementary school principal in Summerville since 1980 and before his retirement in 2002 served as the coordinator for federal and state programs on the district level. He currently teaches handicapped and non-handicapped students in a homebound capacity. Mr. Burrell and his wife started a local pre-school and childcare center, Gazebo School, Inc., which has been in operation since 1977. They sold the business in 2003 in order to pursue other interests. His community service in the area began with the formation of the first Boy Scout Troop for the disabled in 1977. Mr. Burrell is an active member in the Summerville Sertoma Club where he has served as president, treasurer, and on-going board member since 1978. He is a member of Bethany United Methodist Church where he has taught Sunday school for both children and adults. | 