On April 19, 2004, I was sworn into the office of City Council Member for the City of Prairie Village.  It was only the second time in many years that a newcomer had unseated an incumbent council member.  My aspiration was not to be a politician or office holder, it was to provide reliable, trustworthy service to my neighbors.  I have always assured the residents of my ward that local government is the most representative of the voter because we live within 5 minutes of everyone we represent. We live in the same neighborhoods; we experience identical issues on the same streets & sidewalks,  at the same parks & pool, with the same police officers & city hall staff, and during the same floods and ice storms.  As mayor of our Prairie Village, I'll continue to represent you as a neighbor, an experienced councilman and a business executive, not a politician. 

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When it comes to experience and devotion to serving our city, my history in Prairie Village speaks for itself. 

Residence:   

        1967-1969    75th & Colonial, Prairie Village

        1974-1995    87th & Delmar, Prairie Village

        1997- Present    7221 Canterbury, Prairie Village

Education

        Briarwood Elementary School, Prairie Village

        Northwestern University, Bachelor of Arts

        University of Missouri – Kansas City, Master of Business Administration

        University of Kansas, Master of Health Services Administration

Occupation

        2007 – Present     Practice Administrator, Kansas City Eye Clinic

        2004 – Present     Prairie Village City Council

        2016 – Present    Adjunct Faculty, Park University, Master of Health                                                   Administration Program

 

The greatest joy of my life has been raising a family with my wife Janie here,  just a few steps from Windsor Park, St. Ann's Church & School and the Village shops, in the city where I grew up.  We're the home base for Beth who just graduated from Princeton University and Ben who is a junior at Emory University.  As they've traveled the country and the world, they've let everyone know about our pride in the "Star of Kansas", Prairie Village.