Resume
Education:
Boston University, Bachelor of Science Major in Education, (1977)Employment Experience:
Present -
- DML Properties LLC, Member (1991-Present)
- Johnson County Board of County Commission, Commissioner 3rd District(2003-2013)
- DML, Incorporated, Franchisee Burger King Restaurants(1988-2011)
Four restaurants, located in Overland Park (2), Kansas City, MO, and Louisburg, KS - Commercial Real Estate Associate, Kessinger/Hunter Kansas City, MO (1979-1986)
- Registered NASD Broker/Dealer, Yarmouth Brokerage Kansas City, MO (1979-1986)
- National Football League, Kansas City Chiefs – Defensive End – (1979-1986)
- San Diego Chargers – (1977 – 1978)
Community Affiliations & Activities:
- Kansas Leadership Center
- Chair, (2014-present)
- Board Member, (2008-present) - Johnson County Community College
- Trustee, (2012-present) - Kansas Turnpike Authority
- Board Member, (2013-present) - Kansas Foundation for Excellence in Education
- Board Member, (1998-present) - Kansas Bistate Commission, (2011- present)
- Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (2012-present)
- Special Olympics Kansas
- Chair, (1993-1995)
- Board Member, (1988-2007)
- Honorary Board Member, (2007-present) - Blue Valley Schools B.E.S.T. (Business Education for Schools of Tomorrow)
- Member, (2003-present) - Shawnee Mission Medical Center Foundation
- Board Member, (1999-present) - Overland Park Rotary
- Member, (1988-present)
- Distinguished Service Award, (1995)
- Paul Harris Fellow, (1998) - Kansas City Chiefs Ambassador
- Secretary/Treasurer, (1998- 2008)
- Member, (1989-present) - Greater Kansas City Sports Commission
- Board Member, (2000-present) - NFL Alumni Association
- Member, (1988-present) - Overland Park Visitors & Convention Bureau
- Member, (1996-2013)
- Treasurer, (2001-02)
- Chair, (2003-05) - Kansas Masonic Foundation
- Partnership for Life Honorary Chair, (2007-2008) - Restaurant Services Incorporated (National Burger King Supply Chain Management)
- Board Member, (2008-2011) - Kansas City Sports Walk of Stars
- Founder, (1989)
- Board Member, (1998-2000) - Leadership Kansas
- Class, (1994)
- StateChair, (1996)
- Board Chair, (1998)
- Board Member, (1995-2000) - Kansas Arts Commission (2011-2012)
- Johnson County Community College Foundation (2001-2008)
- Governor’s Johnson County Soccer Stadium and Complex Committee (2002)
- Sunflower Foundation Trustee (2001-2002)
- Overland Park Fire Department Board Member (1999-2003)
- Overland Park Chamber of Commerce Board, (1992-1996)
- Kansas Calvary Member, (1995-1997)
- Kansas Chamber of Commerce & IndustryBoard Member, (1996-2001)
- Leadership Overland Park, Class (1989)
- United Cerebral Palsy, Honorary Board (1981-1985)
- Independence Neighborhood Council, Vice President (1983-1986)
- Big Brothers and Sisters, Big Brother (1979-1990)
- American Cancer Society, Summer Gala 11 Committee (1992)
- Johnson County Republican Party Precinct Committeeman (1992-1994)
- Johnson County Family Training, Board Member(1985-1992)
- Johnson County Community College Athletic Advisory(1991-1994)
- Campaign Chairman – Dennis Wilson
- State Representative (1994)
- Johnson County Treasurer(2000)
- Candidate for Kansas Treasurer (2002) - Johnson County Board of County Commission Liaison Assignments:
- Board Vice-Chair – (2011)
- Airport Commission –(2006)
- Aubry/Oxford Townships Consolidated Zoning Board – (2003-2013)
- Commission on Aging – (2008-2010)
- Developmental Supports –(2004)
- Investment Review Board –(2005)
- Juvenile Corrections Advisory Board –(2011-2012)
- Library Board –(2010, 2012)
- Park and Recreation Commission – (2007-2009)
- Planning Commission –(2003)
- Soccer Feasibility Study and Task Force (2006)
- Transportation Advisory Board –(2005)
Honors:
- Boston University Hall of Fame – (1993)
- Burger King National Community Achievement Award – (1992)
- Candidate — Kansas Lieutenant Governor –(2002)
- Greater Kansas City Citizen of the Month Award - (March 2002)
- Kansas Special Olympics Sportsman of the Year – (1988)
- Leadership Kansas, Alumnus of the Year –(1999)
- Overland Park Rotary – Distinguished Service Award –(1995)
- Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association Heroes Award – (2000)
- Weymouth, Massachusetts High School Hall of Fame –(1993)
Personal:
Married, Wife Mary, and two daughters, Halee and Adrienne