Professional Affiliations:
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, American Guild of Authors and Composers, Ohio Poets Association, International Platform Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and The American Legion.

Professional Experiences:
Authored four novels, four screenplays, two plays, two books of poetry, many essays, articles and research papers.  Guest lecturer at Columbia University, Sarah Lawrence College, Cleveland State University, Ohio State University, Wooster College, Oberlin College, Cuyahogao Community College and many other instituitions, organizations and societies throughout the world.  A protégé of Langston Hughes and Rod Serling.  An alumni of Karamu House and The Cleveland Playhouse.

Publications Published in:
Washington Post, Atlantic Monthly, Reader's Digest, Village Voice, I.A. Free Press, Podium, Evergreen, New York Times, The Plain Dealer, Seventeen Magazine, Aspen Press, Kent Quarterly, several anthologies and the Biblioteque Nationale arts Directory.

Personal Background:
Vietnam veteran and former telecommunications executive, The father of nine wonderful children and a lover of sports, reading and movies.