• Member of the National Auctioneers Association • Member of the Auctioneers Association of Maryland, Inc. • 1976 Graduate of Missouri Auction School, Kansas City, Missouri • 1998 Maryland State Bid Calling Champion, presented by the Auctioneers Association of Maryland, Inc. • 1998 Served as Chairman of the Maryland State Bid Calling Competition • 1999 Served as the Media Chairman of the Maryland State Bid Calling Competition • 1999 Served as judge for the Virginia State Bid Calling Championship • Attended numerous seminars on personal property, real estate and estate auctions • Given lectures for the International Society of Appraisers and the American Society of Appraisers