Education
- BA Speech and Theatre Alma College, Alma Michigan
- MA Advertising/Communications Michigan State University
Military
- Enlisted in U. S. Army at height of Vietnam War January 1968
- Completed 8 weeks Basic Training Ft. Dix, NJ
- Completed 8 weeks Advanced Infantry Training Ft. Dix NJ
- Completed 23 ½ weeks Infantry Officer Training Ft. Benning, GA
- Instructor in Persuasive Communications and Psychological Operations to Special Forces, JFK Special Warfare Ct. Ft. Bragg, NC
- Completed Jungle Warfare Training, Panama Canal Zone
- Section Chief of 4th Psychological Operations Group., Vietnam
Military Active Reserve Service Included
- Three teaching assignments at JFK Special Warfare Center
- Three assignments at the Army Operation Center, Pentagon
- Commanding Officer of an Army Reserve Company
Further Military Accomplishments
- Earned an advanced degree from the U. S. Army Command and Staff College, a course of study to learn how to direct military operations at the Continental, Theatre and Worldwide levels
- Promoted from Second Lieutenant to First Lieutenant to Captain to Major. Retired as an Army Infantry Major in the Army Reserve
Professional and Career Highlights
- Account Executive for a large advertising Agency
- Political Consultant for iconic political consulting firm
- Director of Communications for the national headquarters of the Federal Trade Commission
- Director of Development for Kalamazoo College, Michigan
- Director of Development for the USO World Headquarters
Self Employed: Communications, Political and Fundraising Consulting
- Directed federal political campaigns and fundraising nationwide
- Created media outreach for nonprofit and political campaigns
- Conceived and directed fundraising campaigns for clients
- Taught university level classes and corporate executives on subjects of public speaking and business communications
- Has given over 150 public addresses nationwide introducing over 70 Members of Congress and Presidential Appointees