Married, 7 children (last one graduated college 2022), 5 grandchildren with two more arriving late fall.

Retired US Army, Human Resource Management Officer with 30-years’ experience responsible for the global management and life-cycle management of Soldiers cradle to grave. Currently in my 12th year as a Public School administrator for a district of 54,000 students and 96 schools. MS in HRM and BE in Elementary and Physical Education. I was a Military Police Officer with an Army HRM certification or specialty.

Current Vice-Chairman of Junior Reserve Officer Training Program Advisory Board that meets once a quarter that advises the Assistant Secretary of the Army on all matters relating to the policies of the program in the continental US, DoD schools overseas and US territories to total 1,725 schools.

I serve as a TeamMates volunteer (16th year) as a mentor to youth.

Served as a Special Olympics volunteer and went to the International Games as a Cross country Ski coach and Speed Skating coach in Squaw Valley, CA. Best time and worst sun burn of my life.

My sister has a neurological disorder called Huntington Disease (best described as Alzheimer and Parkinson's disease) and is in stage 5. I am the event coordinator for a Team Hope walk each August (last Sunday) to raise funds for a cure. I work with Dr. Amy Hellman, University of Nebraska Medical Center Movement Disorder to help fund research and to fund a monthly support group with a social worker for the 150 Nebraska families impacted with this disease. This will be the 23rd year the event has taken place.

Highest honor: Nebraska Governors Points of Light Award for Community Service. Governor David Heineman is on the left and I am in the middle with his wife Salley Ganem on the right in the photo.

What I enjoy most is learning from my students!