A bit about myself - I moved to Virginia Beach in 2016, from Richmond, where I lived since the mid 1980’s. I was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, and grew up in Chester, West Virginia. When not working, I enjoy reading and traveling with my wife, Maria. So far, we’ve visited 14 countries together, and plan to keep adding to the list as time goes by.

I graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies & Planning.

After working as a firefighter for almost 20 years, I transitioned to a career as a contracting officer for the Department of Defense for over 26 years. I also served in the Reserves (7 years Air Force Reserve, 18 years Naval Reserve) from which I retired as a Navy Supply Corps officer with a total of 25 years of service.