Born in Chicago, raised there, and in Duluth, Downer's Grove and Chatham New Jersey, finally settled in Allentown, Pa, not far from my alma mater, DeSales University. Started in the mail room at Chubb and Son, Inc, worked at DeSales following graduation and spent most of my career at LANTA - the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority - in Marketing, Public Relations and general administration roles.