Born and raised in Somerset County. Graduated Rutgers College in 1993. Graduated Albany Law School 1997. Admitted to NY and NJ bars. Former Somerset County Assistant Prosecutor. Certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Workers' Compensation Attorney. Member of the Lambertville Public School Board of Education. Current President of the Samaritan Homeless Interim Program (SHIP), a Somerset County based social service agency which provides assistance to the homeless, near homeless and working poor families.