My wife, Mary, and I live in Elgin Illinois. Between the two of us we have twelve grandchildren. Favorite things to do include writing, websites, gardening, driving, and scuba diving. I have a B.A. in Radio-Television from Ohio Wesleyan University, an M.A. in Speech Arts from San Diego State University, and a Ph.D. in Communication from Temple University, Philadelphia
In July 2016 I joined Maria Cristina Azcona as co-editor of Strategies for Peace (Cook Communication). I published my novel Harmony of Nations.
My background includes AVID mentoring for Community Unit School District 300 and working for Chicago Sun-Times. I served on the faculty of ORT Technical Institute in Skokie, IL, which closed May 2017. I serve as Vice President/Founder of Worldwide Peace Organization and on the Editorial Advisory Board for the Research Insights series of IGI Global.
Most recent publication is IGI Global’s Handbook of Research: Examining Global Peacemaking in the Digital Age (2018).
I have developed a variety of websites, starting with www.author-me.com in 1999. These include www.wwpo.org, www.icpglobal.org, www.innisfreepoetry.org, www.enskyment.org, www.reservebooks.com, and www.worldsundayschool.com