Eddie Pless served in numerous positions over 28 years in Elizabethton City Schools and is a 1977 graduate of Elizabethton High School. Currently, he is working as a Recruiter for Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Elizabethton.

At ECS, he has been Athletic Director; Director of Curriculum & Testing 6-12, and Data Services; CTE Director; Principal; Assistant Principal; Director of Early Learning; and a teacher in Elizabethton City Schools.

Both of his children are graduates of EHS, and his wife teaches 2nd grade at West Side Elementary.