Born: October 2, 1956
Marital Status: Married
Children: Three
Education: Bachelor's degree in business administration, Saginaw Valley State University; master's degree in Human Resources, Central Michigan University
Employment/Military Record: President and CEO of Ann Arbor SPARK, a public-private partnership whose mission is to advance innovation-based economic development in the greater Ann Arbor region; president and CEO of Greater Rochester Enterprise, Rochester, New York; vice president of emerging business sectors at the MEDC; senior vice president and general manager, Thomson Saginaw; assistant city manager, Saginaw
Community Activities: Board of Directors, State Science and Technology Institute; trustee, Washtenaw Community College Foundation and the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation; University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute, Office of Technology Transfer and College of Engineering Center for Entrepreneurship, National Advisory Councils