Bachelor in Political Science, University Alaska, Anchorage, 1989. Master of Arts in Public Administration, University Virginia, Charlottesville, 1991. Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1999.
Historian, analyst National Park Service, Anchorage, 1992—1995. Graduate student intern United States Department Agriculture, Fort Collins, 1996—1997. Professor, department chair Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, since 1999, faculty advisor Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society, 2000—2004, executive board member Faculty Association, 2000—2007.
Research associate Land Stewardship Services, Fort Collins, Colorado, 1997—1998. Consultant Ship Owners Insurance & Guaranty Company, Hamilton, Bermuda, since 2006.
Committee member Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Council, Anchorage, 1992—1993. Member School Improvement Committee, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 2003—2006, Environmental Studies Council, Mount Pleasant, 2000—2007. Member of American Political Science Association, Western Social Science Association (associate editor - journal 2004-2006), American Society Public Administration, Western Political Science Association.
Married Blythe G. Kurtz, October 24, 1987. Children: Christiana, Caroline, Juliet.
