I am originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the University

of Dayton in 1987 with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. Career

opportunities over the past 30 years led me to live in and experience many

different parts of the country including Wisconsin, New Jersey, Hawaii, Florida,

Oregon and Washington. 

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                                                                    Ten years ago, after having resided in Bend, Oregon for the prior 14 years,                                                                          I was offered an amazing opportunity which led our family to relocate to

                                                                    Spokane, WA.  I am the Director of Marketing and Employee Development                                                                          for Stoneway Electric Supply. My role, as a member of Stoneway's Leadership                                                                      Team involves identifying and developing key individuals throughout our

                                                                    organization, training them to succeed at their current position while helping

                                                                    them learn new skills to advance in their careers and move into leadership

                                                                    roles within our company.

                                            

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Twenty-four years ago, I became certified to teach the Dale Carnegie Course in Human

Relations and Effective Speaking.  If you are not familiar with Dale Carnegie, he

wrote the books, How to Win Friends and Influence People, How to Stop Worrying

and Start Living and The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking.  I continue to

teach one or two 8-week programs each year and really enjoy working with individuals

committed to improving their lives through personal and professional development. 

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                                                                 I have always considered myself a life-long learner and have long had the goal

                                                                 of one day earning a Master’s degree.  Life often seemed to be too busy to

                                                                 make that happen. I am excited to have completed the Communication &                                                                           Leadership (COML) Master's Program in 2022 with a focus on both the                                                                                 Strategic & Organizational Leadership concentration and College Teaching of                                                                     Communication concentration. My daughters have often told me I should be a                                                                   teacher and as I have moved through my career in the electrical distribution                                                                         industry this goal has always been on my mind. I am now an Adjunct Faculty                                                                         member in the Communication Studies Department at Gonzaga University                                                                           teaching COMM 100 Communication and Public Speaking classes each Fall                                                                         and Spring semester.

  

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  We are definitely a Zag family.  My spouse, Jennifer, works as an Office Assistant in GU                                                       Health & Counseling Services.  Jen and I will celebrate our 34th wedding anniversary                                                          this year and are we blessed to be the parents of four daughters who are now ages

  28, 24 (GU Grads), 22 (GU Senior) and 20 (GU Junior)!