- I work as an accounting manager for a company that owns and operates 200 malls around the country. I’ve been an accountant for almost 30 years. Fourteen years of that time I was active-duty in the Air Force. When people ask me if I flew when I was in the Air Force, I tell them that I flew a desk. Since leaving the Air Force, I’ve worked in various industries and retired from the Air Force in the Reserves.
- My education has been a process. I started out in music education for about a year and a half, then I got married and decided that I needed to make more money than what I would as school teacher. I also realized that I didn’t want to tend other people’s kids for the rest of my life. I took some accounting classes, liked them, and was doing really well, so I changed to accounting. I finished off my bachelor’s degree in accounting while working full time in the military. About ten years later I decided to get a masters degree in business. So got my MBA in order to help with what I want to be when I grow up.
- As I mentioned earlier, I’m married. I’ve been married to my sweetheart for over 30 years. We went to Cancun last year to celebrate her taking a chance on me so long ago. We have five children. Four are married. We have seven grand children.
- Some of my hobbies are camping, boating, 4 wheeling and music. I’ve been a singer in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for 15 years. That tends to keep me rather busy. We have rehearsals every Thursday night and Sunday morning, along with a lot of Tuesdays too. As a member of the choir my wife and I have been able to tour parts of the US, Europe and Israel.”