Career
As a recipient of the PCLI Philosophy Spahn Award, and Long Island Business News" 40-Under-40 award, he was President of the Press Club of Long Island’s board from 2011 to 2014 (a chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists ). He has also published two books on traveling that also highlight his sense of humor one of which is How to Survive Your First Year of Marriage by Traveling Mother-in-Laws, Shopping, and Baby Talk, Oh My!.