Experience, Saint Joseph County Commissioner

Experience, Southwest Michigan 4th Congressional District Republican Committee

Senator, Michigan State Senate, 2002-2010

Sturgis County Commissioner 1981-1986, Sturgis County Commissioner, 1981-1986

Chair, Michigan Beverage Container and Recycling Task Force

Charter Member, United States Congressman Fred Upton's Military Academies Advisory Committee

Professor, History, Glen Oaks Community College

Former Vice President, Marketing, Freman Manufacturing Company

Former Treasurer, Saint Joseph County Historical Society

Volunteer, Sturgis Neighborhood Program

Former President, Sturgis Rotary Club

Former President, Sturgis United Fund

Member, Sturgis Wesleyan Church