~ Born and raised in the Corning, NY area, living in Caton for the past 41 years

~ Corning West Graduate, 1974

~ CGW, American Flint Glass Workers Union, 1974-1993

~ Elected AFGWU Exec. Division-1, 1989

~ Elected LU-1000 President 1991-1993

~ Elected Nat. Rep. AFGWU 1993-2002

~ Elected National President AFGWU 2002

~ Chairman, United Steel Workers Glass Industry Conference 2003-2019