Commissioner at Pennsylvania Historic Museum Commission (PHMC) (2023-01 – Present) Oversees State of Pennsylvania historic resources, parks and museums. Appointed by the Governor and voted in by the full PA senate. • Oversees State Grant programs, partnerships, policies and budgets - State Archives and Museum sites • Events and programs for PA 250 and partnerships
President of Board / Interim Executive Director at Chadds Ford Historical Society (20161 – Present)
Provides historical education and preserves history and interpretation.
• Plans and executes educational programs, events with almost 20,000 people, fundraisers seen on national Television programs • Developed and implemented marketing plans to expand tourism to area • Created policy for economic development and annual giving programs to support programs • Created budget for operations and saved society money and fond several new revenue streams • Development, annual giving campaigns, Grants for non-profits • Partnered with Brandywine BattleField Task FOrce for engagement programs • Created and hosted virtual and live programs to many school and public tour program topics
President/Owner at Thornbury Services Inc. (1992-01 – Present)
Consultant for projects Historic Restoration and Design Build Company. • Manages daily operations: responsible for customer outreach, sales and estimates, managing budgets, and personnel, ensures compliance with permitting, codes and regulations
- Performed Millions of dollars of construction work for historical and model homes • Oversaw multiple crews with for specialized work environments and safely. Oversee employee management. Team and goal building
- Budgeting, negotiations and project management with municipal, loans, vendors and clients
- Responsible for project designs, including site and historical surveys, marketing • Projects have been featured on: CBS3's "Backyard BBQ", NBC10, MTV- CRIBS, Fox29 Morning Show
- Three-time winner of the Chester County Flower Show designer President/Owner at Thornbury Farm Event Space and Market History Center 2006 – Present) Farm, market and event space.
- Responsible long-term planning, growth and future development of farm plans
- Created a charming venue for education tours, weddings and music, events, corporate retreats
- Works with local businesses to promote common goals, sales and marketing plans, for team growth
- Develops, organizes and teaches historical 18th century educational programs and tours schools • Partnerships with West Chester University, and local experts to provide unique programs • Hosts summer interns for multiple project goals for growth * School tours, Lectures and programs
- Worked with PASA and Penns State on best farming practices education programs
Region #3 School Board Member at The West Chester Area School District (WCASD) (2017-01 – 2021-12) WCASD is listed among the top 100 school districts in the country – Over $257 million budget. • Education and pupil services committee: 2017 to 2019 • Property and finance committee: 2019 to 2021- oversee faculties purchasing and contracts/ Costar
- Community liaison: outreach to clubs, groups and community about WCASD
- Closely oversaw over 1 billion dollars in buildings and sites and built 27-million-dollar new school • Developed policies for equity, personal and operating guidelines
- Negotiated contracts with several bargaining parties with over 1,400 employees Board Member / Board President at The Concept School (non-profit) (2002 – Present) Private 6-12 school focusing on students who thrive in a small classes. Board President 2017-2021.
- Served a major role in development and managed numerous successful funding campaigns • Created programs that doubled the schools funding and expansion of programs- over 3 million in raised funds • Participates in operations: managed budgets, hired school principal, negotiated teacher contracts • Human resources management and program development
- Initiated an improved counselor and guidance programs for students
- Developed a plan for 2.7 Million Dollar school expansion that led to student enrollment increase while maintaining small classes to this planning Thornbury Township - Historic Preservation Commission (2012 – Present) Committee to document and preserve history. • Review local history and improve knowledge of historic sites
- Review new building plans and designs, and strategize how to harmonize them with historic areas • Develops sustainable easements for land and property use with several easement holders Committee Member at DELCO-250 (2021-01 – Present) Delaware County committee to celebrate the 250th anniversary. • Develop marketing plans for social media, schools, libraries, private businesses
- Coordinate events, time lines, goals, special programs Committee Member / Chair of Partnershipss Committee at Chester County -250 (2022 – Present) Chester County committee to celebrate the 250th anniversary. • Chair of program and events committee develop marketing plans.
- Coordinate events, partnerships and Philadelphia campaign with Brandywine Valley Tourism Bureau • Marketing for tourism and events, identify historic locations to exhibit Steering Committee Member at Brandywine Battlefield Task Force (2018 – Present) Promotes tourism and develops historical exhibits. • Reviewed historical data and interpret to develop signs, graphics and programs
- Current projects include developing a driving tour with signage and recorded content by partnering with land owners, historians and graphic artists
- Promote tourism and construct a network of history centers Chair - Sandy Hollow Battle of Brandywine Reenactment at Special Events (2014- – Present) Create, oversee committees to produce the largest rev war reenactments in the country.
- 10,000 visitors daily, oversee site and all aspects of the event, marketing, outreach, education • Participants from over 40 states and 5 countries planning 2027 now Actor - Television and Movies at Acor (2008 – Present) Worked on many large scale movies and TV shows as main cast and in United Kingdom for 2 seasons.
- Actor in HBO, Discovery Channel and Ken Burns, Comedy TV serious – Untied States Of Birmingham with Joe Lycette- Winner of Royal Television Academy Awards 2025 • Multiple Television diverse show with Ed James BBC Gragg James- News Host London UK • TAPS- SyFy BBC HBO Ken Burns, Space Cat Films, NetFlix, Sky TV
Filmed - Forging Freedom - Documentary on Presentation of the Brandywine 2026
