Education: JD, University of Wisconsin Law School; MA, Electronic Media – Marquette University; BA, Broadcast Journalism, Marquette University; Graduate, Washington Park High School, Racine.
Community work: Family Services of Racine (Board Member); Lakeside Curative Services (Secretary, Marketing Chair); United Way (Treasurer), Racine County Bar Association; Wisconsin Bar Association Board of Governors (Governor for Racine County).
Parishioner: Sacred Heart Catholic Church.