Some of you know me better than others so I'll give you a little more background. I grew up in Ashtabula Ohio, a small city on the Northeastern shores of Lake Erie. I learned my Democratic values from my family....My grandfather worked on iron ore and coal boats that sailed the Great Lakes.  My father is a retired professional firefighter and member of the IAFF Local 165. My mother continues to work at a retirement home and is a past member of the Teamsters Local 473. I served just under 10 years in the United States Navy with my service including four years on a Frigate (USS Truett, FF-1095), two years in Naples, Italy and three years in Norfolk, Va. I received an Honorable Discharge in December 1993. I have been working in the software quality assurance field ever since. I moved to Georgia in 2005 and live in the Dacula area with my wife Dana and our daughter Erin.

For a number of years after I got out of the Navy, I felt that something was missing. So I got into politics, Democratic politics. I have been involved for a number of years now, first in Northern Virginia and now here in Gwinnett County.

Southern Regional Director and Co-Founder of Draft Mark Warner 2008
- Organized teams in assigned states
- Created handouts for the national and state movements
- Attended national, state and county events. Provided information about Gov. Warner
- Gave presentations at county cmte and activist meetings
- Assisted in forming a Federal PAC for this effort which raise 27K through online solicitations and one fundraising letter
- Coordinated the efforts of over 300 volunteers across the country

Chairman, Loudoun County Democratic Committee 2003 – 2005
- Oversaw the increase in membership from 86 to 205 members in 13 months      
- Instituted a 2 year budget
- Created a listserv with over 2000 members and sent out Democratic news as well as urgent bulletins
- Raised over $26,000 in less than 35 days for a newly opened Federal PAC in 2004
- Started the black tie Loudoun County JJ Dinner at Lansdowne Resort. The gross from the event averaged $35,000 for each year exceeding participation and fundraising goals each year.
- Initiated a voter database using state data as a baseline
- Supported the local meetup groups and Democratic clubs
- Assisted in stopping a Republican takeover of the League of Woman Voters
- Brought in a mix of new people as well as reaching out to long times Democrats in the community that were feeling left behind

Precinct Operations Chair June 2001 - 2003
- Coordinated staffing of the polls election day
- Worked with the Combined Campaign of Warner/Kaine/McEachin to distribute informatio n and staff polls for election day 2001
- LCDC Grassroots  award winner in 2001
- Created a Precinct Operations Guide for District Chairs and Precinct Captains
- Worked with our 2003 candidates and committee members to ensure poll coverage election day
- Held meetings with our candidates to ensure we were providing adequate support
- Created and copied the various Sample Ballots versions for election cycles
- Organized and prepared Precinct bags for election day.

District Chair -  2001 – 2002
- Went door-to-door collecting signatures for the Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General candidates to ensure all were on the ballot.
- Coordinated staffing the polls
- County campaign sign coordinator

Loudoun County Coordinator for Governor Warner's Gubernatorial Campaign 2001   
- Assisted the Northern Virginia Warner Campaign Director in event planning for Governor Warner's visits to Loudoun county
- Distributed literature, signs, bumper stickers, etc for the Warner campaign in Loudoun County
- Made phone calls and canvassed county residents for the campaign