Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, Iowa. Performed extensive coursework in Middle School Education, Secondary Education, German, French and Mathematics. USAF Weather Observer 1971-1975. Veteran Employment Specialist. Prospected for minerals for several years in the Alaskan and Canadian Sub-arctic, through all seasons. Taught, tutored, and coached in multiple subjects in public and private schools since 1981. Bass, baritone, and tenor vocalist, with formal training. Guitar player. Baseball and basketball coach. Horseman, hiker, bicyclist, runner, and desert prospector. Member of the First Presbyterian Church of Wickenburg and the Wickenburg Gem and Mineral Society.