About

GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE

Lake County Regional Board Of Education
Lake Villa District Library
Lake County Board Member
Lake County Forest Preserve District
Fort Sheridan Commission
Illinois Pre-White House Conference Delegate
Union Drainage District Board President
Highland Park Mosquito Abatement District Board President   
West Deerfield Township Trustee

MILITARY SERVICE

United States Navy
Honorably Discharged 

EDUCATION

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

  • School of Allied Health Professions
  • Enrolled in Master of Public Health Program
  • Completed 18 hrs towards degree

College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL

  • Concentration in Civil Technologies Curriculum
  • Emphasis in Water/Waste-Water
  • Inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, National Honor Society
  • Received Water and Wastewater Certificates

Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL

  • Graduated with B.A.
  • Concentration in business and finance

Millikin University, Decatur, IL

  • College interrupted by military service
  • Completed 110 hours toward degree in Chemistry and minor in Mathematics.
  • Earned 70% of all college expenses

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Friends of the Lake Villa Public Library District President

  • rebuilt membership
  • corrected non-for-profit status with federal and state agencies established Foundation
  • organized used book sale
  • created programs to improve community image

College of Lake County:

  • Member Student Senate as Senator for 3 years
  • elected Treasurer of the Student Body for school year
  • elected Student Body President for school year
  • CLC Representative to Student Advisory Committee of the Illinois Board of Higher Education
  • Chm Academic Affairs Sub-Committee of the Executive Board
  • active in several other CLC campus activities.

Mallard Ridge Estates Homeowners Association President

Adult leader: Boy Scout Troop 190

Coach Youth Iceless Hockey Association

Coach, Lindenhurst Youth Soccer League

I Support:

  1. Protection of our borders and America's war against global terrorism.
  2. Peace through diplomacy, yet recognizing that a strong volunteer military is ALWAYS necessary to protect U.S. global trade and trading partners.
  3. Improved recognition of our Veterans and treatment for their needs.
  4. All of the "Bill of Rights" as historically written
  5. Traditional family and religious values.
  6. The Boy Scouts of America and their traditional values contained in the Scout Oath and Law.
  7. A balanced budget with debt reduction and NO new taxes.
  8. Life long personal responsibility for health planning and maintenance.
  9. A Social Security program that does not punish retirement earnings, meets the needs of today's seniors, and provides for better/different choices for our children.
  10. The sensible protection of the global environment and conservation of resources through innovation and improved techonology.
  11. The death penalty for convicted criminals caught in the act of murder.