Is the Founder and President of the Harbour Island Civic
Association.
Was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler.
Is active in Tampa politics by being appointed by the Hillsborough
County Commission to the Human Relations Board(anti-discrimination
board) and The Citizen's Advisory Committee(a budgeting and policy
advisory board). Also a member of the Ybor City Roundtable(Historic
Preservation Board)
Co-hosted a hit local Tampa Skit Comedy Show called "Spooners" along
with fellow New Jersey transplants Paul Guzzo(writer, A Joyce Story)
and Pete Guzzo(director, A Joyce Story) and Tampa's Jason Hawkins.
Is in the same bloodline as Pope Leo XIII (Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci, 1810-1903) on mother's side.