I learned the game from my Grandfather, a PGA Head Professional in the Western New York Section. I decided I wanted to be a Teaching Professional. I worked in the South Florida section mentoring under Bob Toski and John Jacobs. I moved to Pinehurst, NC and the Carolina section, teaching at Pine Needles Golf School under Peggy Kirk-Bell and Pinehurst Resort Golf Academy with Eric Alpenfels. I provided golf instruction and coaching in Chicago North Shore area in the summers and Pinehurst, NC in the winters.