A retired U.S Navy Veteran, having served as an Interior Communication Electrician 1982 – 2006. Rob has served on various combat ships and shore facilities.

After leaving the Navy, Rob was employed as a Curriculum Designer for an online education company in Pensacola, Florida. He is currently the Director of Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) a Department of Education grant funded program designed to motivate and assist veterans in the development of academic and other requisite skills necessary for acceptance and success in a program of postsecondary education. The primary goal of the program is to increase the rate at which participants enroll in and complete postsecondary education programs.

Rob is also the current Vice President and the Past-President of the National Association of Veterans Upward Bound (NAVUB), as well as the Co-Chair of the Gulf Coast Veterans Advocacy Council (GCVAC) and Co-Chair of the Pensacola Veterans Service Organization Network (PVSON), and a Board member of the Veterans Memorial Park Foundation (VMPF), Longtime Paid Up for Life (PUFL) and 2 time Past-Commander, Hanniton Watts American Legion Post #193, Past-Chapter President Association of Florida Colleges (AFC) Pensacola State College and a member of the Workforce Development Committee of the West Florida Defense Alliance. Rob is also the recipient of the George Everette “Bud” Day Award for service to veterans in the Gulf Coast community.

Rob attended Excelsior College while in the Navy, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in General Studies with an emphasis on Education Psychology from Excelsior College. He has a Master in Higher Education with a specialization in Higher Education Leadership and Administration from Capella University as well as a Post Graduate Certificate in Institutional Research from Florida State University.

A native of Darlington, South Carolina, Rob is the proud father of two adult daughters.