PLACE OF BIRTH:
Anamosa, Iowa. Raised on a family farm in eastern Iowa.

OCCUPATION:
Property management/ former restaurant owner

LENGTH OF RESIDENCY IN ALASKA:
23 years

ALASKAN COMMUNITIES LIVED IN:
Anchorage 1981- present

EDUCATION:
Ellsworth College, Iowa Falls, IA: AA, 1971 University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, BA in political science, business administration minor, 1973

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS:
Property owner/ manager 19XX- present Owner/ Operator, Dinner Dispatch 1986-2001

SERVICE ORGANIZATION(S) MEMBERSHIP:
Northeast Community Council, member 200X-present, board of directors 200X-present Nunaka Valley Little League, coach 2000-present Peace Corps, Dominican Republic, 1973-1974

SPECIAL INTERESTS:
Guitar, Travel, Fishing, Hunting, Sports, and Golf