Born in Fairmont, West Virginia
B.A., Communications; University of Central Florida; Orlando, Florida; June 1971 -
Career: Co-owner, The Emporium at Portsmouth; VP, First Nationwide Bank; VP, CFO, Pinnacle Courseware, Inc.; Director of Governmental Affairs, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce; Administrative Assistant to the Mayor and Council, Orlando, Florida; Executive Assistant to Edward J. Gurney (R-FL), US Senate; Chapter Services Director, TKE Fraternity; Marine Corps -
Memberships: Disabled American Veterans (life member); Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity (Knight of Apollo) -
Activities/Memberships (previous): elected director and president, Grassy Run Community Services District; Concord Human Relations Commission (two terms); San Francisco Human Rights Commission Employment Committee; San Francisco Minority/Women/Small Business Committee and Mayor’s Summer Jobs for Youth Committee.