Concurrent with his 'Traditional' Reserve and Guard service he attended the University of Pittsburgh, majoring in Political Science, while pursuing a private sector business career in management positions of increasing responsibility at Mellon National Bank, BankAmerica, Automatic Data Processing Inc., the Schneider Group of Companies and General Nutrition Corporation.

In 1989 the Chief returned to active duty at The Pentagon, as Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of the Plans Branch, Counterdrug Division, Joint Staff (National Guard Bureau).

After serving at the National Interagency Civil-Military Institute, as Counter-drug Liaison Officer, instructor, Assistant Public Affairs Officer and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Director, he assumed the position of Western Regional Counterdrug Training Team Chief, at the Army's Camp San Luis Obispo, California.

Other volunteer activities have included leadership roles with Special Olympics, the Combined Federal Campaign, Air Force Aid Society and others.

David, a Valley Forge Military Academy and Penn State University graduate is a Captain, who after serving in Iraq now Commands Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 22nd Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

Elizabeth, a Widner University graduate is a Nurse and Captain, now stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia, who also served a year in Iraq.