PRIDE: Poverty Relief with Independence, Dignity, and EmpowermentOur current social safety net programs are a patchwork quilt cobbled together over the last half-century with little coordination and no criteria for effectiveness. The only significant change our "War on Poverty" has managed to achieve is to shift the burden of poverty more heavily onto America's children, and to deprive them of having their father play an active role in their upbringing.

Educate & keep General Assembly members apprised of Article V Convention efforts and progress; identify those who may be brought on-board; recruit team members; inform voters.

Provide support, oversight, and direction for the Fox Valley Orchestra, a non-profit music organization with adult & youth orchestra programs and philanthropic initiatives providing musical instruments and instruction to low-income children.

Provide support & oversight to KidsMatter, a prevention-based non-profit working to reduce risky youth behaviors by equipping families to raise resilient kids who say "no"​ to destructive choices and "yes" to endless possibilities. I also serve as the Newsletter Editor and volunteer at various KidsMatter events throughout the year.

’40s Dance Chair: Coordinating all aspects of an annual semi-formal event attended by approximately 500, including overseeing site logistics, recruiting volunteers, budgeting, fundraising, designing the e-newsletter & printed materials (including a 36-page program), compiling accounting data, and managing vendor & sponsor relationships.Marching Band Trip Coordinator: Managing logistics for the annual trip taken by approximately 140 student musicians plus faculty & support staff, including transportation, lodging, meals, visits to local attractions, contingency planning, compiling accounting data, and managing vendor relationships.Publicity Chair: Providing press releases to local media outlets aimed at increasing attendance at various events sponsored by the music department at NNHS.

Oversaw all aspects of ministry to approximately 400 children from birth through kindergarten, including volunteer recruitment & training and equipment and supplies procurement; served as chapel speaker, camp counselor, and substitute teacher for elementary & jr. high students.

Major achievements in my software development career include delivering a customized integrated account management/payroll/quality control database application on time and within budget, and delivering a cost accounting application with less than .05% error occurrence as determined by 2 months of production