A 30-year member and past-president of the South Dakota MHA he has helped to establish the current framework of the SDMHA. He was a member of the SD Governors task force on taxation and titling of manufactured homes. He helped to establish setup and installation standards for homes in SD. He is a past board member of the RV/MH Heritage Foundation. He is a second-generation inductee, his father having been inducted in 1998.

20 year Board member South Dakota MHA, Active in retail sales since 1946, organized first manufactured Housing show in North Dakota in early 1950's, has built and operated communities and retail centers in 15 states, managed 6 manufacturing plants and operated a manufactured housing finance company.