I'm a navy brat kid who was born in Port Huron, Michigan. When I was a year old I was diagnosed with Pre-Lukemia vs. Aplastic Anemia. By the time I was 3, it had resolved. I'm a miracle baby! That's when my father got transfered to Sigonella, Sicily. I was there for about 3 yrs living on an American Military Base. My father finally decided to retire and did so where I consider my hometown, Pensacola, Florida.

While there I attended Myrtle Grove Elementary, Bellview Middle, Escambia High School. During this time my father passed away at the age of 44 years old due to a heart attack on Thanksgiving weekend 1989. My sister also brought my beautiful niece into the world in 1994, Chante'-Alexis.

While at Escambia HS, I feel like I did it all. I played 4 varsity sports (Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Track), I was in Student Government, I was Interact, SPC, Latin Club, Latin Honor Society, Beta, Select Choir Escambians, Mu Alpha Theta, Pensacola's Identified Leaders of Tomorrow, the list goes on and on. I also finished in the academic Top 20 of my class.

After Escambia HS, where I was a Gator, and went to UF where I was a Gator too. "Once a gator, always a gator" as Emmitt Smith (fellow high school and college alum) said. While there I was apart of various organizations. I also did my internship through the University of Florida Soccer Team for 2 years. During that time, the Gators won 2 SEC Championships and one National Championship. Go Gators! I graduated in the May of 2000 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration majoring in Computer Information Sciences.

After school I got into Marketing Research computer programming in Gainesville, Florida ... then to Rochester, New York ... then to Miami, Florida ... then to Reston, Virginia ... and now to Ormond Beach, Florida. I've been in the industry 11 years now and still going strong.

I most recently bought a home in Daytona Beach, Florida and with many years still ahead of me, the story goes on ...

To be continued ...