Graduated from the Univ. of North Carolina at Greensboro. Went on to get a Masters from Chapel Hill North Carolina. Joined the Navy and became an Aerospace Physiologist and moved to Florida. Got out of the Navy and spent the best year of my life living (and drinking lots of beer) in England. Came to my senses and got a 'real' job in obesity/tobacco research at the University of Kansas (Go JAYHAWKS for those that follow basketball although i'm truly a TARHEEL fan). For some unknown reason I got a second masters degree in Public Health. I am in the Navy as a reservist and spent a year in Germany in 2009 working at the US Army Hospital in Landstuhl. I loving triathlon racing especialy the 1/2 iroman distance but i spend most of my spare time running after my two girls.