Personal Biography
Born Wichita, KS and educated in both rural & urban schools. Farmed & ranched in Greenwood County. Chickasaw speaker & writer. Lectured seventeen years in academic flight training for the US Air Force.
Education
Attended Washington U. St. Louis, U. Missouri, and graduated with Bachelor's, Master's, degrees from Wichita State U. with a further graduate degree in Safety Management & Toxicology from Massey University of New Zealand. Completed all requirements for Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering 1996 from Wichita State U.
Community/Public Service
Director Environmental Quality Services for Wichita-Sedgwick County, Continue to work for Environmental Justice action through Kansas Sierra Club and Kansas Green Party. Served a term as Mayor of Longton KS (USD 283) and brought recycling as County -wide policy and successfully promoted for renewable energy projects in SE Kansas. Currently delivers for a local food bank and is a lobbyist for clean energy and social justice in Topeka.