Rick is from Corning, New York and a graduate of Elmira College with a BA in Business Management. He is a retired executive of Corning Inc., where he served as a Director in Information Technology. At Corning, Inc, Rick also served on the major acquisition teams and lived in Europe for 7 years to coordinate those acquisitions. His volunteer work included extensive responsibilities at the Christ Episcopal Church, coaching Little League Baseball, Cinderella Softball, and youth football and basketball in the Corning area. He retired in 2009 after 38 years of service with Corning and moved to Heron Creek with his wife Judy, who passed away in 2021. Rick has 5 married adult children and 13 grandchildren. Rick remarried and he and his wife Kim enjoy everything that Heron Creek has to offer and play golf several days a week.