He was the NM State Fair Veterinarian from 1985-2002, President of the Albuquerque Veterinary Medical Association in 1988, President of the NM Veterinary Medical Association in 1996-1997, served in the American Veterinary Medical Association House of Delegates from 1999-2007, and was President of the American Association of Small Ruminants Practitioners from 2009-2011. He received the NMVMA Distinguished Service Award in 2007. He now serves on the NM Board of Veterinary Medicine. He is the owner of the Large and Small Animal Clinic and built our new state of the art hospital in 2011. He enjoys antique cars, road cycling, track and field and golf.