I grew up in Southern CA (a resident of Southern CA for over 40-years) and my wife and I moved to PVE nearly 6-years ago to permanently settle.  We have three children, and we spend an increasing amount of our time volunteering throughout the community.

Prior to my “retirement” in July 2023, my professional career in the aerospace & defense industry spanned nearly 40-years, primarily serving as a corporate executive (officer, SVP/VP) leading strategy & business development, corporate strategy & development (mergers & acquisitions), long-range strategic planning, technology planning & development, and international programs for McDonnell Douglas/ Boeing, Orbital Sciences/ Orbital ATK, and Aerojet Rocketdyne. Throughout this timeframe, I also served as a corporate member/ Vice President/ Chairperson on national aerospace industry association boards, councils & committees.  I received a BS degree in Aerospace Engineering from San Diego State University and an MBA degree from Pepperdine University.

As a community volunteer, I was elected and served for 6-years on the Board of a Homeowners Association (HOA) as President and President-elect for a newly developed single family home residential community after being relocated to the east coast. My primary duties and responsibilities were to protect and ensure compliance with HOA CC&Rs, Bylaws and Deed Restrictions, while working together with other members of the Board to stand-up an architectural review board (similar to PVHA’s Art Jury), an open space committee, a safety committee, and contract for various HOA services (legal, financial, refuge, landscaping maintenance, etc.).  In addition, I was appointed to serve on the County’s Transportation Advisory Committee to address growing concerns related to traffic congestion and roadway corridor expansion near existing residential communities and to protect against encroachment into designated Open Space.

More recently, I worked closely and collaboratively with other leaders in the PVE community to better understand and inform residents and the PVE City Council about ongoing issues & concerns related to the “Roundabout” (resulting in a Petition signed by over 850 PVE residents) which contributed to the project becoming abandoned in favor of the more reasonable improvements now being considered.  In addition, in 2023 I was invited to serve as a Steering Committee member on the Palos Verdes Residents for Responsible Government (PVrrg), a group of highly committed citizens who advocate for the values and philosophy that we would like to see from our elected representatives and to help identify and resolve important issues confronting PVE.

“I would be honored to receive Your Vote and to Serve as Your Representative on the PVHA Board of Directors”