Born Ann Arbor, MI, May 14, 1959; 1 child. Graduate Huron H.S. (Ann Arbor, MI) 1977; attended Michigan Tech. U.; B.S. in horticulture Michigan State U. 1985; M.S. in forest science UW-Madison 1992. Forester. Former consulting forester, small business owner, forestry contractor, arborist, WDNR service forester. Member: Society of American Foresters (chair, southwest Wis. chapter); Great Lakes Timber Professionals Assn.; Wis. League of Conservation Voters; The Forest Guild (membership and policy council); Pheasants Forever. Former member: Wis. Council on Forestry; Lower Wis. Riverway Bd.; Baraboo Range Preservation Assn. (vice pres.); The Nature Conservancy.