I was born and raised in central Montana. I went to college in San Dimas, CA. Graduating with a degree in education and taught school for a couple of years and coached various sports over the next several decades. I then went into construction for 34 years, 26 of those years are a job site superintendent. After retiring in 2021 I moved to Bellingham and came to LC as a middle school coach and have had the opportunity to do various tasks for the school. My wife and I attend First Baptist Ferndale.