He was appointed City Clerk in his hometown of North Tonawanda in 1978 at the young age of 25 and he became Niagara County, New York Clerk in 1989 [REF].
He has served as President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Tonawandas,[REF] member of the Board of Directors of the United Way of the Tonawandas,[REF] member of the Corporate Advisory Board of DeGraff Memorial Hospital[REF] and Chairman of the popular Canal Festival of the Tonawandas [REF].