I was born in Saint Paul in 1966, and grew up in Hibbing, MN, where I lived until 1985. I went to high school at St. John's Prep School in Collegeville, MN, and graduated in 1984. During my tenure at SJP, I was an exchange student to Melk, Austria from 1982-83.

In the Fall of 1984, I started college at the University of Denver, where I majored in German and Downhill Skiing. In the Fall of 1985, I transferred to the University of Minnesota, until I matriculated to the University of Vienna, Austria in the Spring of 1987. I completed my undergraduate at Saint John's University in December of 1988 with a degree in German.

After getting my college diploma, I started selling Real Estate in March, 1989, and 31 years later, am with ReMax Synergy Muske Company in Forest Lake.

I have a beautiful wife of 30 years, Jessica, and three wonderful children, Nick(26), Gabby(22) and Amelia(19). I have several interests and hobbies, including reading, running, golf, mentoring, herding my two dogs(Mavi and Opal),and am always active doing some kind of community service.