- Education
- Independence High School, 1969
- Independence Community College, 1971
- PSU, Bachelor of Arts, 1973
- Employment
- Retired from Westar Energy with 37.5 years of service.
- Job position, Electrical Metering Technician
- Responsible for metering and billing accuracy and customer service for over 20,000 residential, commercial and industrial accounts in a five-county area.
- Community Service
- Member of St. Andrew's Catholic Church and Knights of Columbus.
- Former School Board Council member of St. Andrew's Catholic School.
- Kansas Foodbank volunteer, delivering backpacks of food to children at area schools.
- Family
- Wife Judy, a retiree from Westar Energy.
- We have four adult children, eleven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter with a great-grandson due in May.
I'm honored and excited to serve the community of Independence as your City Commissioner. I look forward to working with City staff and the community as we move Independence forward.