I have lived in Northeast Florida all my life. I was raised in Palm Valley just south of Ponte Vedra and watched the area grow into what it is today. I worked in Jacksonville Beach for 22 years as a firefighter and am currently finishing my firefighting career with Jacksonville Fire & Rescue working at the Jacksonville International Airport. In 2004, I married my wife and moved to the northside of Jacksonville in the Oceanway area. Then in 2007, just after having our second child, we moved to Hilliard in Nassau County where we remain today.