A graduate of Rider University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Commerce, and spent the next forty years in various marketing and sales positions. He returned to school in January of 1999 and was awarded an Associate of Science Degree in Applied Nutrition in June 2000 with Honors from the American Academy of Nutrition, Knoxville, Tennessee. Also named one of the Outstanding Students of the Year 2001 from the Distance Education and Training Council, Washington, DC.

Community Service

• Past President Frederick County Chamber of Commerce
• Past President Frederick Rotary Club
• Past Vice-President Maryland Chamber of Commerce
• Past Board of Directors of the Frederick Memorial Hospital
• Past Board of Directors of the Maryland National Bank-Frederick
• Past Chairman, Board of Directors of the Frederick County YMCA
• Past Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Frederick County YMCA
• Past President of the Frederick Area Committee for Transportation
• Past Member, Board of Associates of Hood College
• Member of Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, MD
• Past President of the Church Council
• Member of the Frederick Elks
• Member of Egypt Shrine Temple, Tampa, FL
• Received the "Community Service Award" from the Frederick County YMCA in October 2000
• Member The Rotary Club of Spring Hill Central, Spring Hill, FL

Group Engagements on Live Healthy Lives

• Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD
  
• Frederick County MD employees
  
• Home care Facilities in Frederick, MD
  
• Church groups
  
• Elementary and Middle School groups, Frederick, MD
  
• Frederick, MD and Spring Hill, FL - AARP
  
• BB&T-Frederick Underwriters
• Various Kiwanis, Lions and Rotary Clubs
• Other non-profit groups

His passion is to assist others in their search for a healthy lifestyle is driven by Honesty, Integrity, and Trust (HIT). These virtues are essential when considering seeking advice from anyone dealing with your body or health issues.