I'm a native of Western Kansas, from Sharon Springs. My father's ancestry is Volga German and my mother's is Swedish. Currently I am Dean of the Thomas G. Carpenter Library at the University of North Florida and Director of the Volga German Institute.

I'm a native of Western Kansas, from Sharon Springs. My father's ancestry is Volga German and my mother's is Swedish. Currently I am Dean of the Thomas G. Carpenter Library at the University of North Florida and Director of the Volga German Institute.