I was born in Baltimore and grew up in Aberdeen Maryland.  I graduated from Aberdeen Highschool in 1988. I graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) with a BS in Economics in 1992.  After graduating, I was commisioned and served in the Army as a UH-1 & UH-60 pilot as well as an Aviation Logistician for over 22 years.  During my time in the Army I deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan.  After retiring from the Army, I worked for a short period of time for the Defense Logistics Agency (Aviation) in Richmond, VA before relocating with my family (wife - Shana and daughter - Sydni) to Enteprise, AL in 2017.

Since there is no such thing as 'lawning', I will say my hobby is gardening. Which is another way of saying that I'm in an unofficial competition with the members of my cul-de-sac to see who can grow the greenist, fullist lawn.  My reseach shows that improving a lawn can take a long time so my goal is to be at least tied for last place by next season.

I beleive that education and positive reinforcement from teachers played a tremendous role in preparing me for opportunties in life.  It is my desire to pay it forward and provide that same positive reinforcement to the next generation of students.