Broker. Born and raised in Maine. Most of my childhood our family lived in Patten, a lumbering town an hour north of Lincoln. I have three brothers, all of whom still reside in Maine with their families. After an extensive courtship, I was finally able to coerce/bribe my wife to marry me on May 4, 1996. We now live in Lee, with two dogs, on a beautiful 37-acre piece of land (which, if you are interested, could be purchased for the right price). We have two kids. My blushing bride is a high school teacher, and a very patient woman - thank God. I graduated from Katahdin High School, where my dad was principal, in 1978. I attended the University of Maine for a year and then transferred to Saint Joseph's College, where I graduated honors with a BA in business management in 1983. Since my college graduation, I have primarily been self-employed and have owned part, or all of, a half dozen small businesses. From 1989-1991 I worked as a consultant in California and Virginia. For the next nine years I worked as a Maine licensed Private Investigator. I also was resident director of the Lee Academy dormitory and coached two varsity sports at the school. And I have been co-owner of the Springfield Fair, since April of 1991. Since December of 1999, I have been licensed in real estate and working for Tate Aylward (my cousin) at CWA & Lake St. Real Estate. I believe that working here will be my final, official job. I have always enjoyed selling, love Northern Maine and am now able to hunt, fish and camp, etc. - all while I work at buying and selling real estate. Life is good.