In counseling clients I believe it is important to tell them what they need to know about their specific situation, rather than telling them what they may want to hear.  I also believe it is important to give back to the community which has contirbuted to whatever success I may have achieved. I served for more than 20 years as a trustee of a multi-location continuing care retirement organization and I have been a trustee of my county historical society for more than 17 years.

I developed a love of band music starting in junior high school and I have been playing clarinet and some saxophone music ever since. I was a proud member of the Penn State Blue Band and still play with the Alumni Blue Band every year at homecoming. Presently I am also a member of the Easton Municipal Band.