Term Expiration: 2023
Current Committees / Commissions / Boards:
- Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce Board Liaison
- Library Board of Trustees Liaison
- Polk County Emergency Management Commission
- Des Moines Area Regional Transit (DART) representative (alternate)
- MPO Management Committee and Technical Committee
Education: - US Army Signal School: Avionics, Airborne Communications & Navigation Repair, Fort Gordon, GA
- DMACC: Liberal Arts & Criminal Justice, Ankeny Campus
- University of Upper Iowa: Studied Computer Technology, Des Moines Campus
- FBI Hazardous Device Technician School, Redstone Arsenal, AL
- Senior Management Institute For Police, Boston University
Employment History: - 10 Years Iowa Army National Guard: Sergeant, Avionics, Helicopter Repairman & Crew Chief
- 33 Years City of Des Moines Police Department, Retired as Police Major
- 10 Years City Of Pleasant Hill Fire Department, Firefighter, EMT & Fire Chief
Family Information: Married to Theresa (Teri), two adult children Stephanie & Benjamen, and five grandchildren |
Volunteer Programs and Involvement:
- 20 Year Volunteer Central Iowa Red Cross, Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Team, providing support and services for first responders following exposures to traumatic events
- Instruct Stress Management for the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy
- Provide Critical Incident Stress Management education for the Iowa Peer Support Foundation
- Coordinator for Iowa’s Regional Critical Incident Stress Management Network