• Husband
• Father of Samantha, who is married to Air Force Sgt. Wylie Parker II.  Grandfather to their son, Wylie III.
• Father of Airman 1st Class, Brandon Schmidt.
• High School physics and computer teacher at Wisconsin Dells High School, 32 years, retired '03.
• Elder in the Worldwide Church of God, 13 years. Associate Pastor of the Wisconsin Dells Worldwide Church of God.
• Assistant Summer Maintenance Person, Wisconsin Easter Seals Camp Wawbeek, 10 years - Link to Camp Wawbeek web site.
• Participating teacher in the Physics Teaching Resource Agent Program, 11 years (PTRA is a group of U.S. high school physics teachers who have to opportunity to meet for a week of training each year.  With this training they present physics workshops for other physics teachers during the school year.)  - Link to PTRA web site.
• Student at Bethel Seminary, pursuing a Masters of Divinity Degree. Link to Bethel Seminary Inministry Program.

Karen

• Mother of Samantha and Brandon, my wife, friend, counselor and accountant.
• Grandmother to Wylie III.
• Director for Wisconsin 4-H Horse Council, Central District
• Community coordinator for Youth Futures, a Wisconsin AODA preventive project.
• Consultant to Sauk County Collaboration on Health, Tobacco-Free Coalition and Adolscent Substance Abuse Committee.