I was born in Lancaster County. I have lived here my entire life with the exception of two years. My family lived in London, England for one year while my father was working there. I also lived in Northern New Mexico for a year after I graduated from high school. My family goes back to 1749 in Lancaster County. My great to the 7th grandparents Daniel and Elizabeth lived in Strasburg in Lancaster County. I lived in the city of Lancaster most of my life and graduated from J.P. McCaskey High School. I entered Real Estate in 1988 after completing the required courses and state licensing exam. I have completed courses in Appraisal of Residential properties, Brokerage and office management, Property Management, Real Estate Law, New Home Construction, and Real Estate Investment. I completed the Graduate Real Estate Institute courses to obtain my GRI designation and completed training for the Accredited Buyer Representative, or ABR, designation. From 1997 to 2004, I was an owner-partner in Mallard Ponds Associated. We constructed and sold 250 single-family homes and townhomes.
My wife and I live in Manor Township. We have a cat and two horses. I enjoy working out at the gym, walking, biking, kayaking, sailing, hiking, photography, art, antiques, traveling, going downtown, and the beach.
I feel that you have to give back to your community, so I am very involved in community organizations. Over the years I have been President of the Commercial Industrial council of the Local Realtors Association, a board member of The Lancaster Housing Opportunity Partnership, a member of the Economic Development Action Group of the Lancaster Campaign, and a past member of the Executive committee of Lancaster City Living organization. Additionally, I am the past president and board member of the Landis Valley Museum. I also sit on the advisory committee of the PRIMA Theater.