Family: Married for 39 years to Shirley, two children, four grandchildren

Job: Retired Federal Executive. Formerly served as Program Coordinator for Political Science, Public Administration, and Legal Studies at Park University; currently serving as Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Johnson County Community College.

Community Involvement: Presbyterian Elder; Commissioner to the Presbyterian Church’s 218th General Assembly; former Commissioner, High School Hockey; President Lenexa, Kansas Jaycees; President, Heart of America Senior Executives Association; President, American Society for Public Administration chapter; Associate Coordinator, Combined Federal Campaign (United Way); Advisory Committee member for the American Red Cross (Washington, DC), University of Missouri School of Administration, and the Hauptmann School of Park University

Previous Elected Positions: Democrat Precinct Captain; Democratic nominee for the Kansas House of Representatives.

Previous Public Service: Member of the United States Senior Executive Service for 24 years including Deputy Regional Administrator for the U.S. General Services Administration for 18 years and Assistant Administrator level position of Organization and Personnel for the U.S. General Services Administration from 1981-1983

Other Background: Presidential Rank Awards for “improving quality and efficiency of government” from Presidents George Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. L.P. Cookingham Award for career contributions to Public Administration; Public Administrator of the Year Award; Served in editorial capacity for two professional public administration journals.

Education: BA, Grinnell College; MPA, UMKC; Harvard Law School, University of Hull (UK) and graduate of the Federal Executive Institute.

Memberships: American Society for Public Administration; Senior Executives Association; Mainstream Coalition; Kansas Families United for Public Education; American Legion; International Relations Council