A Youngstown resident since 1969, and a Boardman High School 1980 graduate. I completed my Bachelors of Engineering in 1984 and in 2003 I completed my MBA degree from YSU. I received the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP^®) certification in December 2011.

In 1989 I began my financial securities career and for the past 28 years I have enjoyed providing professional financial counsel to my clients.

My wife Jane (also a Boardman High and YSU graduate) and I have three children. Kirsten received her MD from Georgetown University School of Medicine and is a second year resident in Ophthalmology. Joshua graduated from Miami University in Oxford with a Bachelor degree in Finance and works at the Abercrombie and Fitch headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. Andrew is in his third year at Ohio University in Athens Ohio.