• Litchfield native
• Active in civic affairs, voluntary organizations, and maintains a local business
• Previously the chairman of the Litchfield Chapter of the American Red Cross, President of the Litchfield Education Foundation, and a member of the Litchfield Volunteer Ambulance
• Currently serving on the Board of Education
• Earned his B.S. in Environmental Studies from the University of New England
• Married with one son who has graduated from Litchfield High School
