I graduated with a BS in Chemistry from University of Maryland and worked at NASA Greenbelt until I went to Carnegie Mellon University for my MBA. I then worked in New York, New Jersey and Virginia for ExxonMobil for almost 30 years until I retired in 2009. I live on the North River (a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay) in the Middle Peninsula of Virginia. I have two daughters that live in the DC area and three grandchildren.