I retired from the Air Force in Nov 2003 after 27 years service in the grade of colonel. I spent my career in intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) operations and logistics. I had assignments in Montana, Arizona, Belgium, Wyoming, Nebraska, North Dakota, Utah and Colorado (twice).
After retiring, I worked for severalsmall defense contractors as an operations manager and in business development. I also worked as a consultant for a client bidding a large defense contract.
I have a BS in Education from Bowling Green State University, a Master of Public Administration from Golden Gate University, a MS in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and an MBA from Colorado Technical University.
We moved to Suttons Bay in 2018 after more than 20 years in Colorado, which was growing way too fast and rapidly turning “blue” I became a precinct delegate in 2022 and am active in the Leelanau County Republican Party.