Sheriff, Frederick County, December 1994 to December 2006.
Member, Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council, Frederick County, 2004-06; Correctional Training Commission, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, 2004-06.
Member, Maryland State Police, 1969-94.
School of Police Staff and Command, Northwestern University. Served in U.S. Army; former squad leader, 4th Infantry Division (purple heart; silver star). Member, Maryland Sheriffs' Association, 1994-2006; Maryland Sheriffs' Institute. Board of Directors, Maryland Sheriffs' Youth Ranch. Member, National Sheriffs' Association (weapons of mass destruction committee); Maryland Chiefs of Police Association; Maryland Troopers' Association; Maryland State Police Alumni Association; International Association of Chiefs of Police. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Vietnam Veterans Association; AMVETS (life member). Member, Frederick Lions Club. Certificates of appreciation and recognition, National Emergency Training Center, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2006.