
Born in Friendship, Wisconsin, graduated from Sauk Prairie High School 1992, Served in US Navy from 1992 to 1997 as a Rescue Swimmer Helicopter Aircrewman, then moved to Crested Butte in 1997. Worked for the Town of Crested Butte in Parks and Recreation and Crested Butte Mountain Resort Ski School while attending Western State College in Gunnison. After graduating in 2004 with a double major in Pol Science and Env Studies, worked at Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Group Sales. From 2007-2011 worked at Ski.com as group sales manager. In 2011 came back to Town of Crested Butte as Parks and Recreation seasonal maintenance, winters worked for Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Central Reservations and Lift Operations. Now Owner Broker of TAVA Real Estate.