My pathway to Rotary and my writing career...how I connect the two!

A Minnesota native (born in St. Mary's Hospital, owned by the Mayo Clinic), he grew up in rural South Dakota and attended a one-room country school. He was the first member of his family to attend college, where he majored in journalism. Since then, he's gone back for a master's degree in journalism and public relations, taken courses in creative writing, and had a long career as a writer, editor, educator and p.r. specialist. He resides in Colorado.

In addition to writing hundreds of news, sports and feature stories, both as a journalist and in public relations, he's authored 9 books – including "And The Wind Whispered" (winner of a 2016 Colorado Book Award for historical fiction) and his newest, "Rainbow Rock," a mystery/thriller.