House Committee Information
Committee Name: Executive Departments and AdministrationPosition: Member
Committee Function:It shall be the duty of the Committee on Executive Departments and Administration to consider matters pertaining to the general administration of state laws and changes therein; matters of policy pertaining to the executive departments; matters relating to the New Hampshire Retirement System; matters pertaining to the administration of professional licensing; review of performance audits, and such other matters as may be referred to it.
Fish and Game and Marine ResourcesPosition: Clerk
Committee Function:It shall be the duty of the Committee on Fish and Game and Marine Resources to consider all matters concerning conservation, improvement and preservation of fish, game and non-game species and marine resources within the state; and such other matters as may be referred to it.
Personal Biography
I am a New Hampshire native, originally from Hampton where my parents built Brownie's Motel at the beach. My wife of 29 years hails from Laconia and we both currently live in Bristol. We have 4 children and 5 grandchildren, 7 of which have attended SAU4 Newfound Schools. I have worked a wide variety of types of jobs including gas station attendant, motorcycle assembler, hardware store clerk, school bus driver, and more. My family moved to Bristol in 1974 and owned and operated a cottage colony on Newfound Lake. After graduating with a degree in Biology in 1977, I volunteered as a member of the Bristol Call Fire Department from 1979 to 1989 and operated the Bristol Wastewater Treatment Facility from 1978 - 1980. From 1980 to 1988, I pursued a career in music traveling the northeast area of the country. Finally, in 1989 I started work at the NH Dept. of Environmental Services remaining there for 29.5 years working in a myriad of different disciplines including wastewater, hazardous waste site assessment and sampling, emergency response and, my favorite, Oil Spill Contingency Planning, eventually retiring in 2018. Never going too far from my love of performing music from I have continued to perform part-time - 1989 to the present as a musician in the central area as a "one-man band", the "Solitary Man". My wife and I love to take our travel trailer and enjoy the outdoors; one of our favorite spots is up in Pittsburg NH. We love the NH "live free or die" way of life!
Local Government Involvement
Town of Bristol; Conservation Commission member for 25+ years.
Current Chair- Town of Bristol Selectboard member March 2022 - present
Selectboard Representative to Budget Committee - present
Member of Performing Arts Workgroup (with limited participation) under the Governor's Economic Reopening Taskforce due to assisting in the drafting of COVID guidelines for live entertainment and karaoke.
Miscellaneous Information:
I have volunteered for many organizations including Town of Bristol little league coaching/umpiring, Plymouth Pop Warner and Newfound High School Cheerleading coach and coordinator, Boy Scouts Troop 50 Bridgewater Assistant Scoutmaster and Scoutmaster, Community Center COVID volunteer shopper and various other activities in the Town of Bristol. I often donate my time as a musician performing to assist local charities/events. I was privileged to have been a camp counselor for the Mayhew Program on Newfound Lake in 1976 and 1977, a great program for youth at risk.