Hello, again, fellow MBAers

Where to begin?  I guess the best place to start is that I'm actually from Kutztown originally.  Technically I grew up in a tiny, middle of nowhere town called Lenhartsville.  I'm sure some of you are familiar with it, but as I traveled around the country I was lucky if people knew where Allentown was when I talked about where I was from (most usually said they knew the Billy Joel song, but had no idea where it was).

I was very lucky growing up, mostly because I had amazing parents, and was able to do whatever I wanted as long as I stuck to it and did it to the best of my ability.  My Mom, Karen, is a school nurse for the Hamburg Area School District, and just might be the most amazing woman I've ever met.  My step-dad, Jon, is the owner of the Kuhnsville Carwash in Kuhnsville, and has been inspirational in my going back to finish my undergrad chemistry degree last year and my MBA this year. 

I'm the oldest of three brothers.  My brother Matt is 29, is a graduate of Bloomsburg, has been married for almost 5 years, and has an awesome little boy, Jack, who is 15 months old.  Hanging out with him and playing Uncle is probably my favorite hobby right now.  My brother Dan is 27, graduated with two degrees from Kutztown, and is currently going for his masters degree in music from Rutgers University.

I played three sports in high school, was involved in a bunch of clubs and societies, and am an Eagle Scout.  I still enjoy playing basketball, frisbee golf, and baseball or football when I get the chance.  One of my bigger goals for the next few years is to get back into sports and/or scouts as a coach and a volunteer.  Right now, though, most of my time as spent as a student, grad. assistant, and bartender.

I actually went to four different colleges during my undergrad career, which sounds crazy but was a pretty awesome journey.  I spent at least one semester at the University of Delaware, Kutztown, West Chester, and Salisbury State (which is in MD).

The last 7 years or so I've lived in a bunch of different places, as well.  I've lived in Phoenix, Omaha, Newport Beach, Los Angeles, San Diego, Orlando, and moved back to Kutztown about 3 years ago.

I'm here because I've always wanted  to own my own business, and I'm really excited about the MBA program and the Graduate Assistantship that I was lucky enough to obtain working at the KU Small Business Development Center.

I should have stopped writing a long time ago, so I guess I'll wrap this up by saying that I'm very interested in getting to know everyone in the class a little bit better and in seeing where this whole MBA experience can take me.

Take care, and see you all on Wednesday.