Professor Ed Smith

When Ed Smith began working in the human services field 16 years ago, he knew that it would be challenging, but he wasted no time being acclimated into a new field. It be came second nature working hands on with mental health, substance abuse and people going through hardships and transitions. The change had a great purpose considering Ed found his calling, and he looks at work as being a ministry. That is what intrigued the author to write Tattoo without the ink. Ed is a graduate from Wingate...See more

When Ed Smith began working in the human services field 16 years ago, he knew that it would be challenging, but he wasted no time being acclimated into a new field. It be came second nature working hands on with mental health, substance abuse and people going through hardships and transitions. The change had a great purpose considering Ed found his calling, and he looks at work as being a ministry. That is what intrigued the author to write Tattoo without the ink. Ed is a graduate from Wingate University, where he was a All-Conference Basketball player. Ed and his wife Rebecca Smith reside in Charlotte, NC, and they are the parents of four adults children and seven grandchildren. See less