Reverse Chronology of Experience

1997 -- Farmer, Berryfield Farm, a blueberry U-Pick operation just South of Sparta, approximately 3,000 plants

1994-2004 Owner, Communication Research Group Inc. dba; Ohio Communication Consultants and Agricultural Communication Consultants, published more than 29,000,000 books and multiple national and international newsletters, developed and maintained web sites and listservs for clients

2000-01 -- Owner/Publisher, American Small Farm, a monthly agricultural magazine with a circulation of about 71,000

1992-94 -- Coordinator, Livestock Publications Council’s (LPC) Magazine & Newspaper Design, Editorial, Advertising Contest. Duties include supervising the annual contest, selecting judges, and presenting a day-long seminar to critique about 650 entries at the LPC national convention

1989-92 -- Editor, Journal of Applied Communications, official journal of Agricultural Communicators in Education, a professional organization for agricultural communicators in government and educational institutions

1988-95 -- Assistant Professor, Agricultural Education, The Ohio State University, graduate faculty, 25% research, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center and 75% resident instruction. Coordinator, Agricultural Communication. National advisor to the American Association of Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow (ACT), a student professional organization, and advisor to the Ohio State ACT chapter

1984-88   Assistant Professor, Coordinator, Agricultural Communications, Department of Agricultural Education and Mechanization, graduate faculty, Texas Tech University. Developed the program from 20 students and one part-time faculty member to more than 90 students and two faculty members, completed Ph.D. dissertation at Texas A&M University

1981-84 -- Visiting Instructor, Research Assistant, Graduate Teaching Assistant, and Ph.D. student, Department of Vocational Technical Education and the Department of Agricultural Education, Texas A&M University

1980-81 -- Graduate Teaching Assistant and M.S. Student, Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, University of Florida

1977-80 -- Teacher, high school and adult vocational agriculture, Warroad, Minn.

1974-77 -- B.S. student, Agricultural Education, University of Minnesota

1972-74 -- Communications Specialist, U.S. Army, Ft. Gordon, Georgia and Korea

1967-72 -- Self-employed farmer, 1,000-acre grain & livestock operation, Minnesota

1964-67 -- Student, Animal Science, University of Minnesota