~ Graduate of Dartmouth College and University of Pennsylvania Law School

~ Over 30 years of legal practice in Vermont

~ Chairman of Board of Directors, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce

~ Chairman of Government Affairs Committee, International Trade Committee, and
    Visitors & Convention Bureau, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce

~ Chairman of Board of Directors, Burlington-Yaroslavl ( Russia ) Sister City Program

~ President, Charlotte-Shelburne Rotary Club

~ Chairman, Poultney School Board

~ U.S. Army Intelligence Officer ( Vietnam and Dominican Republic )

~ Conversational ability in Spanish