Research Associate
1962: B.S. Wittenberg University
1966: M.A. Kent State University
1962-90: Secondary School Science Teacher, Cleveland, Ohio
1965-2015: Field Biologist/Herpetologist-collected 15,000 amphibian and reptile records from 84 of 88 Ohio counties and over 2/3 of Ohio’s 1,362 townships.
1985-88: Statewide survey of Hellbenders - resulting in Ohio Endangered status.
1988: Senior Editor, Salamanders of Ohio.
1985-2015: Research Associate, Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
2003-04: Statewide survey of Midland Mud Salamanders resulting in Ohio Threatened status.
1993, 1999, 2005, 2010: Amphibian/Reptile survey of Ravenna Arsenal.
1990-2012: Eleven different surveys of amphibians and reptiles performed for Ohio Department of Natural Resources and various park districts.
2003: Co-Author, Ohio Salamander Atlas.
2004: Author, From Rockport to West Park. The complete history of early Rockport Township and the community of West Park. This work lead to the formation of the West Park Historical Society.
2005: Induction-Hall of Fame, John Marshall High School.
2006: Author, The History of John Marshall High School, Cleveland, Ohio.
2009: Author, The History of the Ravenna Arsenal.
2009: Co-Author, West Park Then and Now
2011: Co-Author, One Minute to Puritas Springs Park
1980-91: Alumni Director, John Marshall High School Alumni Association.
1991-2012: Board of Directors, John Marshall High School Alumni Association.
2000-2005: Board of Directors, Midwest Railway Preservation Society.
1990-2015: Board of Directors, Northern Ohio Railway Museum.
2005-2015: Board of Directors, West Park Historical Society.
2011: Lifetime Achievement Award, Northern Ohio Railway Museum.
2013: Co-Author, Cleveland’s West Side, Then and Now.
2013: Senior Editor, Amphibians of Ohio.
2013: 2013 Ohio Naturalist Award, Ohio Biological Survey.
2014-2015: President, West Park Historical Society.
2014: Co-Author, Rails Through West Park.