Skip joined the National Security Forum when it was first meeting at the Gold and Silver Restaurant. He has been a Board member unofficially and then officially as the logistics coordinator when it formally became a 501c3. He has been a Real Estate Broker since 1959, and served as a Board member on many non-profit boards over the years. He holds the CCIM designation in Real Estate, the highest in the Commercial and Investment earned award from the National Association of Realtors. Skip has also served as the CEO of the Nevada Division of Real Estate. He has been married to Nilsine for over 53 years. They have one daughter, Kate