BORN: Brooklyn, New York; attended elementary school in Tucson, Arizona, high school in Fork Union, Virginia: BA, Political Science, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia

CURRENT RESIDENCE: Residing in Jacksonville, Florida since 1987. Previously lived in Charlottesville, Virginia; Memphis, Tennessee; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Montgomery, Alabama; Washington DC area; Los Angeles and San Diego, California.

MILITARY: Captain, US Marine Corps; Served six years active duty as an infantry officer including command of a rifle company in Vietnam; awarded the Bronze Star with Combat V

CAREER: Twenty plus years in the chain restaurant industry in various capacities including district manager, director of company and franchise operations, Vice President of operations and franchise owner/operator. Served as Director of Corporate Services with a marketing research firm specializing in the oil and gas industry

EXECUTIVE SEARCH: Started own search firm in 1999; President/ CEO of RTR Associates since 2002. Specialize in management and executive level placements in the residential and commercial construction industries and in the areas of real estate and land development.

FAMILY: Married to Cathie with two married adult children.

PERSONAL: Member, Board of Deacons, Mandarin Presbyterian Church; Jacksonville Area Director, Career Transition Workshop; Jacksonville Semper Fidelis Society; Board member, William and Mary Alumni Society, NE Florida Chapter