QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:
* 36 years of strong leadership and managerial skills in the military, government and industry.
* Over 15 years experience as an accountant and auditor.
* Project leadership, the ability to take initiative, and to work as a team member.
* Several thousand hours experience using communication skills as a trainer.
* Personnel and administrative skills, including contract management.
* Comprehensive organizational knowledge, including strong computer and technological skills.
* Trained facilitator with over six years experience teaching classes in values, risk assessment and personal responsibility.
* Eight years experience: member & Chair of Executive Boards with multi-million dollar responsibility.
* Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. Master's Degree in Administration with major in Information Systems Technology.

VOLKSSPORTING EXPERIENCE:
Local: President, NW Tulip Trekkers: Two terms 2000-2002,
Vice-President: 2002; Trailmaster 2000-2003.
State representative to Evergreen State Volkssport Association 2000-2003.
State: ESVA President (current) and Area Coordinator
Chair, ESVA State of the State Clubs Survey: 2001
Chair and Member of several other ESVA Committees
National: AVA President (current); Treasurer 2005 – 2007; NW Region Director 2003 - 2005
AVA Committees Chaired: Strategic Planning, AVA Survey, Publicity/Marketing/Sponsorship.
Workshop trainer 2003 AVA Convention, Colorado Springs, CO

VOLKSSPORTING BACKGROUND:
I began volkssporting in July 1986. I have logged over 1,000 events and 11,000 kilometers, walked in 47 of the 50 states, and in 22 countries. I am an AVA LIFE Member and have attended many international volkssporting events including the IVV Olympiad and national conventions of both the US and Canada. I have represented AVA at the international level as a delegate to the Congress of Delegates for two years.

VOCATION:
I am a retired federal manager (Department of Housing and Urban Development) with service in Washington, D.C. and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. My final assignment was as Director of Housing for the State of Oklahoma, where I supervised a staff of 60 that monitored single-family homes, apartment complexes, and retirement and nursing homes insured by the Federal Government. I designed and delivered nationwide training each year, personally leading several thousand hours of training. I served as a Government Contract Officer with supervision over multi-million dollar contracts.

PERSONAL:
I am retired and in good health. My wife, Martha, and I live on Whidbey Island and enjoy designing trails, organizing events and motivating club members to support volkssporting. We enjoy travel and combine volkswalks with every vacation. I am a member of the NW Tulip Trekkers Volkssport Club, the Bavarian Volkssport Association, a founding member of the Sound Stepper Volkssport Clubs, all in Washington State and the West Texas Trail Walkers.