Graduate of Boise State University with a B.A. in education; taught and coached for 21 years in rural Idaho; board member of the Upper Lemhi Chamber of Commerce; chairman of the Lemhi Regional Land Trust; founding member, Central Idaho Rangeland Network; Bureau of Land Management National Rangeland Stewardship Award, 2013; Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission Annual Award, 2013; Lemhi Cattlemen and Horse Growers Association Rancher of the Year; spouse: Sharal.