Experience

George Washington's Mount Vernon

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Media & Communications, Volunteer

  • 2023 - Present

  Research, write & edit articles. Found Custis wedding date in the groom's bible, May 15, 1750 (not June 1749 as on church website). Research, write & edit articles. Found Custis wedding date in the groom's bible, May 15, 1750 (not June 1749 as on church website).



The Cat House on the Kings, Inc.

• Writer, Editor, Promoter, Volunteer

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  Write cat stories for California's largest no-cage, no-kill, lifetime cat sanctuary & adoption center. Write cat stories for California's largest no-cage, no-kill, lifetime cat sanctuary & adoption center.



Virginia Cat: Counting Pets, Adding Designees

• Promoter, Volunteer

  • 2019 - Present

  PRESENT: Figure out how many pet cats, DSHs, and DSH orange tabbies there are in Virginia. FUTURE: Add to the Code of Virginia § 1-510 (Official emblems and designations): Cat - Domestic Shorthair (orange tabby), Wildcat - Bobcat (Lynx rufus), Bear - American Black Bear, Gem - Amethyst, Mineral - Quartz, Bee - Bumblebee (Bombus), Mountain Pony - Grayson Highlands, Trail/Show Horse - Quarter Horse, and Racehorse - Thoroughbred. These high-value future designees are the most prevalent of their species in Virginia. PAST: The Chincoteague pony is the state pony. Caroline Co. got a 2023 proclamation for Secretariat's 1973 Triple Crown win. Websites show his 1973 Preakness Stakes record-setting time as 1:53 flat (made official in 2012). Show less



© Cat Tribune℠ (a club newsletter)

• Publisher, Owner, Photographer, Photo-journalist, Reporter, Writer, Editor, Volunteer

  • 2013 - Present

  Cat Tribune℠ tells tales of cats, dogs, horses, and those who love them. Promotes pet play, training, and discounts for low-income owners of companion animals. Cat Tribune℠ tells tales of cats, dogs, horses, and those who love them. Promotes pet play, training, and discounts for low-income owners of companion animals.



Community Band (Concert Band, German Band)

• Pianist, Percussionist, Photographer, Writer, Volunteer

  • May 2008 - Present

  Performed many concerts at senior retirement homes, senior day centers in the D.C. area, library anniversaries, Oktoberfests at churches and in neighborhoods and at National Parks. Performed many concerts at senior retirement homes, senior day centers in the D.C. area, library anniversaries, Oktoberfests at churches and in neighborhoods and at National Parks.



Arlington National Cemetery

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PAO-historian-editor, Volunteer

  • 2008 - Present

  Periodically proofread website, do research and suggest changes. Periodically proofread website, do research and suggest changes.



Glenn Miller Institution℠ (Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra, and its successors)

• President, Founder, Coordinator, PAO, Historian, Volunteer

  • 1992 - Present

  "INSTITUTION": Bands and fans keep Miller's memory alive, and honor those who honor others. MEMORIAL: Founded the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra Veterans Association with its arranger, then-co-president Norman Leyden. Arranged memorial services in England and Virginia, obtained memorial tree & marker, arranged for several concerts, wrote many articles, and produced several exhibits. Glenn Miller exhibits were on display at the DAR's Constitution Hall (Washington, DC), several Army and Air Force locations (DC, MD, VA, Portugal, U.K., Germany), Glenn Miller Festival in Clarinda, Iowa, Fort Indiantown Gap 50th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, Arlington National Cemetery (Virginia) and Cambridge Cemetery (England, U.K.), and on CBS Sunday Morning. Created memorial booklets for several events held on December 15, 1994. Conducted memorial service for the 75th anniversary at A.N.C. on Dec. 15, 2019. MEDIA: Produced exhibits & articles to honor Miller every March and Dec. since 1992. Promoted Miller's music, history, leadership & patriotism in interviews, and at memorials, concerts & ceremonies. Appeared on TV, radio and in print, including CBS Sunday Morning, WPFW radio, Des Moines Register, Clarinda Herald-Journal, and Pentagram. Composed & arranged a big band song in Miller's memory in Sep.1994. Show less



Churches

• Evangelist, Volunteer

  • Jan 1995 - Present

  Pastor, teacher, evangelist, choir director, singer, chaplain (Cancer Treatment Centers of America). Evangelized in four countries (20 years, 1 year, 2 weeks twice), and online (since 1998). Led a prayer and praise group for singles on a global website for ten years. Recruited, sang in, and directed a Catholic choir overseas. Led prayer meetings. Studied the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Became Catholic. Continue to evangelize. Directed and sang in an Army choir at work for memorial services and quarterly breakfasts. To raise money for a church, performed in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas: The Mikado (original & 1920s costumes), H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, The Gondoliers, Iolanthe, Princess Ida, and The Sorcerer. Show less



Coast Guard, Smithsonian Institution, Mount Vernon Estate

• Historian and Public Affairs, Volunteer

  • 1983 - 2023

  Historian, Coast Guard HQ, Boating and Public Affairs Office, May-September 1986, Volunteer Wrote radio spots for Operation Sail 1986 which celebrated the Statue of Liberty’s 100th anniversary. Researched Coast Guard rescues that took place on the Fourth of July over the years. Surprisingly, that included the rescue of a U.S. Mail boat that ran out of fuel in one of the Great Lakes. Smithsonian Institution, Nat'l Museum of American History, Public Affairs Ofc, Intern, May-September 1983, Volunteer Escorted the press, M*A*S*H actors and producers to the opening of the exhibit, "M*A*S*H: Binding Up the Wounds" that compared Korean War artifacts and history with the television series. Promoted musical events. Translated and answered inquiries. Assembled press packets. Mount Vernon Estate, 1991-2023 periodically, volunteer (Library in 1991, researched and wrote reponses to public inquires on regular days off from paid job during Operation Desert Storm), in costume at outdoor hands-on-history tent (taught lawn games, explained costumes and 18th century tools used for making cloth) Colonial Days (serve hot apple cider during fed. govt. shut-down), in colonial costume for Mount Vernon - rode in a trolley in the Washington's Birthday parade in Alexandria.- in the 1990s. Then, after 2003- education center (receptionist, answer public inquiries, help in hands-on-history room, Welcome Desk receptionist on Christmas Day), Communications Office Writer (2023). Show less



George Washington's Mount Vernon

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Historian and Public Affairs, Volunteer

  • Jun 1991 - 2013

  Mount Vernon Estate volunteer, periodically, 1991-present. (Library in 1991, researched and wrote reponses to public inquires on regular days off from paid job during Operation Desert Storm), in costume at outdoor hands-on-history tent (taught lawn games, explained costumes and 18th century tools used for making cloth) Colonial Days (served hot apple cider during federal government shut-down of 1995), in colonial costume for Mount Vernon - rode in a trolley in the Washington's Birthday parade in Alexandria.- in the 1990s. Then, after 2003- education center (receptionist, answer public inquiries, help in hands-on-history room, Welcome Desk receptionist on Christmas Day). Show less



USAF, USA, ANC, USN

• Historian and Public Affairs, Career

  • May 1983 - Nov 2005

  Historian: Air Force, Army, Arlington National Cemetery / Public Affairs: Navy PAO assistant USAF: Conducted oral history interviews of all incoming and outgoing commanders and squadron commanders. Took notes for log of morning meetings. Produced displays of the Wing history and of Glenn Miller's work in the Army Air Corps. Answered public inquiries. Appeared on radio during all-wing field test. Helped with National Day of Prayer. USA: Conducted over 40 oral history interiews on Army Transformation, the Stryker and its first use in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Gathered, edited and published history for Annual Command History. Produced historical exhibits related to workforce diversity. Researched and wrote history for Army Staff Rides to Civil War battlefields. Took CPR and Suicide Prevention classes. Took Organization, and Leadership courses at the Army Management and Staff College (then at Fort Belvoir). Appeared in multiple news media talking. Helped with National Day of Prayer. ANC: Performed historian and public affairs duties in every job. Interviewed staff. Was interviewed by reporters. Appeared on TV, radio and in print. Produced exhibits. Researched, wrote, edited, and published interviews, articles, brochures and official histories. Proofread outside publications. Answered inquiries. Oversaw memorial ceremonies. Conducted VIP tours. Wrote daily history log. Arranged and led funerals, and met with families. Supervised staff. Coordinated wreath ceremonies. Logged several decades worth of tribute plaques. Off duty: guest speaker at universities, other schools and fraternal organizations. Wrote newspaper articles. Conducted one tour in French. Show less