I grew up in Ballard, graduating from Lakeside High School, Seattle Pacific College, and the University of Washington Law School. Beside a law degree, I also have a masters degree in biblical studies.
International business is a particular personal interest.
I served as a consultant for five Russian universities on a pilot MBA program and was in Moscow during the 1991 coup. In 1995, I traveled to Hanoi to deliver a series of lectures on commercial and labor law at the National Economics University of Vietnam. My legal work experience includes stints with a downtown Seattle law firm, a Bremerton firm and the Seattle School District s General Council s Office. In addition, I have served as a manager for World Concern and World Relief. I became SPU s School of Business and Economics third dean in 1995.