In 1993 I assumed the full-time position of Director of the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC). This is one of five USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Regional Aquaculture Centers. NCRAC serves a 12-state region in the heartland of America. Information about the Center
can be found at the NCRAC Web site.

Prior to becoming the Director of NCRAC I had been involved in a number of research activities including work on tropical pond aquaculture (Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research and Support Program), Saginaw Bay wetlands, and primary producers in the St. Marys River, the connecting channel between Lake Superior and Lake Huron.