EARLY YEARS

I was born in 1973 and lived in Beavercreek, Ohio until 1983, attending St. Helen's elementary school through fourth grade. I first started playing the trombone at St. Helen's and also was an alter server in fourth grade.

We moved to Eulenbis, Germany (just outside Ramstein) and stayed there until 1991. I attended American schools, earned Eagle Scout, hiked the alps for 3 weeks, skied every chance I could get, and toured most of Europe. I graduated from KAHS in 1991.

I left Germany to go to school at Ohio University, majoring in Communication Systems with a minor in Business and emphasis in Aviation & Computers.  It took me an extra year of school to graduate because I was taking classes I enjoyed rather than what was required for graduation. I spent one summer in New Hampshire as a camp counselor and toured much of the North Eastern US that summer.