I was born in Columbus, Ind., and have been an Indiana resident all of my life. I graduated from Franklin Community High School in 1976 and then attended the University of Indianapolis, where I graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. I was a banker for 11 years and moved to Lafayette, Ind., in 1989 to begin a career with IBM, where I was employed as a Sales Representative in the Systems and Technology Group for 23 years until I retired in July 2013.

My wife, Debbie, is a retired nurse from IU Health in Lafayette. We have three children and 10 grandchildren. We attend Gathering Point Church in Dayton, Ind.

My tenure on the Tipmont Board of Directors has afforded me the opportunity to earn Director Gold status, the highest certification that can be awarded by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). I also represent Tipmont on the board of directors for Indiana Electric Cooperatives — an organization supporting safe, efficient and legal operation of Indiana’s 38 rural electric cooperatives.

My goal as director of District 3 is to continue to provide the members of Tipmont with the safest, most reliable essential services at the lowest cost and to maintain the values upon which the cooperative was founded.