After the Army:
I entered and remained in the field of Association Management in Washington DC. In 1991, I retired after 29 years as the Executive Vice President of National Business Forms Association. During that time, I became an internationally recognized authority in the business printing industry, having taken an organization of 65 companies and expanding it to 2,300 business printing products organizations world wide. I founded Form Magazine which became the official trade publication of the business forms industry along with five other monthly publications and the industry's first international trade show. I helped write and edit the first business forms handbook - a hard bound text used to this day to train industry employees. I was the first and only association executive to receive the industry's President's Award; was named the Business Forms Man of the Year in 1984; and was voted Association Executive of the Year in 1988.

Family Information:
I live in retirement with my wife Gretchen in Easton, Maryland, on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay. I am also the proud father of three sons.

Current Occupation:
RETIRED

I am active in the YMCA. I am the co-founder and president of the D.C. Masters, which is the largest and winningest Masters Program in the world. I was seven-time National Masters Champion, two-time Masters All-American. I currently teach a swimming program sponsored by the YMCA, known as "SwimFantastic."  I have held several world records and was a 2 time All American and (believe it or not), Captain of the Michigan State Varsity Weight Lifting Team, with the best single lift (Olympic) of 240lbs snatch weighing in at a soaking wet 165! I was the first President of the Easton Club Community Association. 

Degrees/Schooling:
BA in Business Administration and Industrial Psychology, Michigan State University
Mexico City College
George Washington University 
Received my accreditation from the American Society of Association Executives in 1976

Most Memorable Moment at Tomb:
Each time I stepped upon the mat!

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