I grew up on a 160-acre farm near Belvidere, IL. I received my Bachelor of Science in pharmacy from the University of Illinois and MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management. I married young and have a daughter living in Rockford, IL, and a son living in St. Peters, MO, with their respective families. I was a hospital pharmacy director in the 80s and early 90s until I met and married Julie Hicks, now a Summit Rotarian since 2021. From 1996 to 2007, I was a hospital chief information officer and then a pharmacy information system consultant to many national and international major hospital systems.
In 2007, we moved to the Chicago Lakefront, where I biked to and from a new position as vice president and chief pharmacy officer at University of Chicago Medicine. I developed prostate cancer in 2013, and a relapse in 2015 led to my early retirement from UCM and a major focus on exercise (ultimately, Ironman triathlons and marathons) and international travel over the next couple of years.
With the COVID lockdown in Chicago, Dave and Julie started a road trip to Colorado that concluded with our decision to move to Frisco by October. I currently volunteer on several boards and occasionally volunteer for the Rotary Plastics Recycling team. My recreational interests include hiking, biking, kayaking and Nordic and downhill skiing, often while hosting my grandchildren (ages 11-24) and Julie’s four nieces (ages 25-29).