-Father to 7, Grandfather to 12.

-A public school graduate, Chubbuck-Pocatello School District 25.

-Attended Brigham Young University, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Arizona State University, La Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Fields of study: Finance-International Relations, Public Administration, Strategic Trade, Judicial Interpreter & Translation Studies.

-2 Year Mission for my church to Argentina.

-Career has included: International business and trade with multi-national companies; certified court interpreter/forensic linguist for the Spanish language and trial court administrator in the public sector; economic, micro-enterprise, small business development in the non-profit sector. I currently work in the insurance industry.

-Member of Pocatello Centennial Rotary, active member of my faith community.