• Native of Boyle County
• Graduate of Boyle County High School
• Graduate of the University of Kentucky with a B.S. Degree in Agricultural Education
• Boyle County PVA since 1989
• Received CKA (Certified Kentucky Assessor): 12/1992
• Received SKA (Senior Kentucky Assessor): 5/1995
• Served as Executive Vice-President of the Kentucky PVA Association from 1993-1995
• Honored as “PVA of the Year” in 1997 and 2008 by the Kentucky PVA Association.