Born and raised in Keene, summered in Spofford; in 1987 built home on third-generation Calef land in Spofford, where he still lives.

While in college worked for WKNE in Keene on weekends and for WGBH television (Channel 2) in Boston during the school week.

After college was a news reporter and later the News Director for WKVT Radio in Brattleboro; was also Chief Engineer and Broadcast Operations Director during his 20-years at the station.

Served in the volunteer roles of Executive Director, Producer and Business Manager with the Miss Vermont Scholarship Pageant (Miss America Program) in the 1970s.

Was elected to the Brattleboro Select Board for three terms in the early 1980s.

Was founding volunteer president of the Keene Chapter of Greyhound Pets of America in 1985.

Beginning in 1993 served as Publicity Director, then Operations Manager and Executive Vice President during 12 years full- and part-time at Hinsdale Greyhound Park; in later years was also responsible for telephone, video broadcast and computer activities at the track.

Over the years built and owned a number of businesses, such as Vanguard Productions, Vanguard Telephone Systems, Vanguard Copy Center and Brattleboro's First Cinema (Now Kipling Cinema).  In 1986 he started and still operates C & F Associates, which offers business consultation and services in management, information systems, and Web and Internet marketing.