I am a twenty four year career professional with the Boy Scouts of America, currently serve as the Scout Executive for the South Plains Council, headquartered in Lubbock, Texas.

 

As a youth, I was actively involved in scouting and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.  I spent my summers as a teenager working at Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch and have fond memories of the week I spent backpacking at Philmont, attending a National Jamboree, and being selected to become a Vigil Honor member of the Order of the Arrow. 

 

I graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a BS in Political Science.  Barb, my wife, and I were both in the marching band at Mizzou. Following graduation, I spent six months in Washington, D.C. working as an intern for U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell.   

 

Barb is a Registered Representative at an independent investment firm in Lubbock.  We have one son, Carter, who is also actively involved in Scouting.  He is an Eagle Scout and completed his project in Monteverde, Costa Rica in 2016 and will begin his Freshman year at the University of Kentucky in August.

 

Health and fitness is important to me and Barb and I purchased a Peloton bike for Christmas last year.   I am also working hard to speak and write basic Spanish.  

 

As a family, we enjoy exploring the United States with our travel trailer, skiing in Colorado, and traveling abroad with family and friends.  We have two dogs, Abe and Teddy who are Bernese Mountain Dogs.