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Born in into a family full of military heroes, Carl had a feeling at a young age that his family\u2019s service would influence him to one day wear the uniform. Carl\u2019s dad was a Prisoner of War in WWII and retired Army officer and his older brother Bruce is a Vietnam veteran and a retired Army officer as well.<\/p>\n
In the fall of 1984, Carl began his first year at the University of Connecticut. Aside from the routine class load, Carl was in the Army ROTC program and played on the university\u2019s baseball team at the Hartford branch campus. Upon graduation, in 1988, Carl accepted a regular Army commission and embarked on a 22-year career that would take him to Korea, Egypt, Somalia, all over Europe, Kuwait and Iraq. Additionally, Carl was on site at the Pentagon on 9-11 approximately one hour after the disaster took place and worked there until the Military District of Washington\u2019s mission was completed. Aside from enjoying his interaction with all service members, Carl has two significant highlights outside command: he served on the Armed Force Inaugural Committee twice and Carl served as a military escort for President Reagan\u2019s personal physician when the country honored the passing of our 40th President.<\/p>\n
In regard to education, Carl holds three masters degrees and one professional certificate. Two of his degrees come from American University in Washington, DC earning an MBA in Information Technology\/International Business and a Master of Arts in Journalism. Additionally, Carl holds a Master of Science in National Security Studies from the National Defense University (ICAF) with a concentration in Strategic Communication. Carl\u2019s professional certificate is from the information technology school at the National Defense University. He holds the Chief Information Officer professional certificate with a concentration in Information Assurance.<\/p>\n
Carl enjoys sports, particularly softball and works diligently with the University of Connecticut Alumni in Washington, DC.\u00a0 In 2014, Carl was elected to the University of Connecticut\u2019s Alumni Association National Board of Directors.\u00a0 Carl and his wife are members of the Leonberger Club of America, showing four of their five Leonbergers.\u00a0 What is a Leonberger? The oldest German-bred canine in the world and the best pet any family could hope to own!<\/p>\n