Background

I'm a guy who lives in Jacksonville, FL with a wife, daughter and dog. My time is occupied with family, a career in non-profits, baseball, chess, cards, video games, golf, and watching or reading horror, fantasy, and sci-fi.

Originally from Texas, I grew up in Gainesville, Florida then moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 1992 where I have been ever since.

Professionally, I've had a life long career in the non-profit sector with a focus on resource development and management. It started in high school when, after working selling newspapers door to door, I took a job doing door-to-door fundraising for an environmental organization.

Over 30 years later, I have built a career that has spanned arts and social service organizations in areas such as running youth and adult literacy programs, grant writing, annual campaigns, and program evaluation.