A Sometime Professor in the humanities, having taught courses in business and social ethics, he earned his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Microbiology from Auburn University and his Master of Divinity (M.Div.) from the divinity school at Yale University. Ordained to the gospel ministry by the First Baptist Church of Milford, Connecticut, he has taught Environmental Science and worked as a Tutor and Mentor in the New Haven Public School system and more recently has worked as a financial advisor. The Poet lives in New England.