Born April 21, 1950, Jamestown, North Dakota Home of Louis L'A mour and "The world’s Largest Buffalo". I am the nearly perfect father of the perfect son "Zander", an eleven year old 5^th grade student and mild mannered, unassuming genius.

1972 BS in teaching and mathematics from Jamestown College, Jamestown, North Dakota

1983 MA in Athletic Administration from California State University at Long Beach, California

1986 MA in Sports Marketing from The Ohio State University at Columbus, Ohio

2005 TLMN in "I still have a lot to learn" from the School of Hard Knocks, Every Where, USA

Teacher for 23 years in the Fairbanks and Anchorage school Districts, Alaska. My students taught me that everyone is a teacher, but we are the coordinator of our learning.

Retired. Spend most of my days avoiding activities that cause me to migrate to and from a specific

destination for a required length of time.

Five time "glutton for funishment" attendee at the International Humor Conference, held each spring in Saratoga Springs, New York. Three time "tickler of stress" participant at the fall Stress Management Conference, Silver Bay, New York. Currently signed up for the Joel Goodman’s twelve step program to humorous self improvement.

Human survivor of 25 marathons, including a streak of seven consecutive Fall Equinox Marathons, held each September in Fairbanks, Alaska. In between marathons, I rehab by swimming, stretching and playing racquetball.

All of my presentations, while providing good solid content, will be fun and funny, because I strongly believe that people learn better when they are involved and having fun. My multimedia presentations are very funny, but I am not a comedian. I have a wonderful collection of stories and slides… some funny, some hilarious, some that might touch your heart and bring a tear. Everything I share contains a message that might change the way we look at ourselves, the way we work, and the way we live.