I have a degree (B.S.) in Chemistry. My first job after college was in the sugar beet processing industry as a Chemist and Chief Chemist of a sugar factory in Colorado.
After five years I joined Campbell Soup in Sacramento as a Food Technologist. While in Sacramento I attended night school and obtained my Accounting Certificate. To avoid having to move to New Jersey with Campbell Soup I joined a company in N.W. California in the Easter Lily and Horticulture world. After eight years of ocean coast-living I moved to Mount Vernon in 1983 and joined Skagit Gardens as the Comptroller. I obtained my MBA studying at night, and taught accounting and finance classes for a few years.
In 1991 I bought Karl’s Paints and have owned it for over 29 years. I served on a national board for four years of the retail paint and decorating industry. I expanded the paint stores to Anacortes and Bellingham, and after 16 years slimmed back down to one store in Mount Vernon. Karl’s Paints, founded in 1951, is unique in its approach to serving its customers and its record keeping of customer colors, paint type, and quantities. You want to know your kitchen color in the 1950’s, we can tell you.
I served on the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce Board for several years, before being elected to the Mount Vernon City Council, where I served for 16 years. Serving on the Ambulance Commission for four years was quite interesting. About 1994 I joined the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation and served two terms, co-chairing the “Festival of Trees’ twice.
In 199I, I, along with several other Skagit area Rotarians, traveled to N.W. Guatemala with the “Adopt A Village” program. The experience connected to that trip was life changing and unforgettable.
In 2002 I was President of our Mount Vernon Skagit Rotary and my wife and I attended the Rotary International gathering in Barcelona, Spain.
In 2019 I ran for the Skagit Regional Hospital Board and was elected to a six-year term. As one can tell I really enjoy being involved in community organizations and their management.
I have always been a “car nut”. I have accumulated about 18 cars and trucks, dating back to a 1919. I enjoy maintaining and improving automobiles and have a 5000 sq ft shop. For over 20 years a group of car buddies has gathered every Thursday evening to work on their and my cars.
After five years I joined Campbell Soup in Sacramento as a Food Technologist. While in Sacramento I attended night school and obtained my Accounting Certificate. To avoid having to move to New Jersey with Campbell Soup I joined a company in N.W. California in the Easter Lily and Horticulture world. After eight years of ocean coast-living I moved to Mount Vernon in 1983 and joined Skagit Gardens as the Comptroller. I obtained my MBA studying at night, and taught accounting and finance classes for a few years.
In 1991 I bought Karl’s Paints and have owned it for over 29 years. I served on a national board for four years of the retail paint and decorating industry. I expanded the paint stores to Anacortes and Bellingham, and after 16 years slimmed back down to one store in Mount Vernon. Karl’s Paints, founded in 1951, is unique in its approach to serving its customers and its record keeping of customer colors, paint type, and quantities. You want to know your kitchen color in the 1950’s, we can tell you.
I served on the Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce Board for several years, before being elected to the Mount Vernon City Council, where I served for 16 years. Serving on the Ambulance Commission for four years was quite interesting. About 1994 I joined the Skagit Valley Hospital Foundation and served two terms, co-chairing the “Festival of Trees’ twice.
In 199I, I, along with several other Skagit area Rotarians, traveled to N.W. Guatemala with the “Adopt A Village” program. The experience connected to that trip was life changing and unforgettable.
In 2002 I was President of our Mount Vernon Skagit Rotary and my wife and I attended the Rotary International gathering in Barcelona, Spain.
In 2019 I ran for the Skagit Regional Hospital Board and was elected to a six-year term. As one can tell I really enjoy being involved in community organizations and their management.
I have always been a “car nut”. I have accumulated about 18 cars and trucks, dating back to a 1919. I enjoy maintaining and improving automobiles and have a 5000 sq ft shop. For over 20 years a group of car buddies has gathered every Thursday evening to work on their and my cars.