My master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling at MSU led me to a career in Cardiac Rehabilitation, including a position as Senior Health Educator with the Michigan Public Health Institute's Resource Center for Cardiovascular Health. Now I am the President and founder of Wisdom to Wellness, through which I work as a health promotion consultant, presenter, exercise specialist, and Licensed Professional Counselor. I hold teaching appointments at M.S.U. as an Adjunct Professor in the Departments of Kinesiology, Telecommunications and in the Department of Psychiatry with the two Medical schools. I also do extensive volunteer work with the American Heart Association and was a past Chairman of the state of Michigan's Board of Trustees. The governor of Michigan appointed me to the Chronic Disease Advisory Committee where I co-chaired the Cardiovascular Disease committee, which wrote the state plan for Promoting Cardiovascular Health in Michigan.