I live in Urbana, Ohio with my wife, Betsy and our fourteen-year-old grandson, Micah. Our blended family consists of three sons and one daughter, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
My professional background includes thirty-two years in teaching and administration in the Ohio public schools. I served as an associate professor and Chair of Field Studies at Urbana University from 2002 until retirement in 2012. In addition to teaching courses in education and economics, my responsibilities included oversight of all student teacher education and sports/health studies field experiences as well as leading the student teaching seminar. Additionally, I served on the Urbana University Admission and Academic Standards Committee, the Faculty Promotion and Tenure Committee, the Teacher Education Advisory Committee and various other University committees.
I am active in the Swedenborgian Church at the local level (treasurer), the Ohio Association of Swedenborgian Churches (past president), and the denomination level (membership on the Nominating Committee and the Standing Committee for Financial Accountability). I have served nine years on the Board of Trustees for our school of religion, The Center for Swedenborgian Studies at the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California.