44 years ago, I was born here in Indianapolis, Indiana at Community
 Hospital (east).  As a kid growing up in Brightwood and Brookside neighborhoods, 
 I enjoyed playing in Brookside Park in every season.  Brookside Park is where I
 started my interest in sports by playing Little League Baseball with my father as
 my coach and my brother as a teammate.

   Living on the southside of the Brookside Park, my first elementary school was IPS
  #54. Twelve years later I graduated from Thomas Carr Howe High School with 
  great memories of running in the Howe Invitational at Christian Park and long   
  wrestling practices during Christmas Break.

   After High School, I became a 2nd generation Marine by following in my father's
  footsteps and enlisted in the Marines Corps.  As I travel up and down the Pacific  
  Rim, I was afforded the opportunities of international experiences throughout my
  life.

   In the middle of my career, I was able to return home and attend Indiana
  University in Bloomington.  At Indiana University, I obtained a double major by
  studying Criminal Justice and East Asian Studies (Japanese Language).

   After returning home to family and friends, I continued my fight for justice by 
  being a probation and parole officer for the citizens of Indiana.  As a Probation
  Officer, I personally conducted Revocation Hearings against my own probationers
  for failure to comply with probation. I will always continued to fight for Justice 
  with the same integrity that I had when I was in the Marines.