Skip received his Bachelor of Industrial Design degree from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. He went to work designing products, packaging and graphics for companies such as General Foods, L’Oreal Cosmetics and Duracell Batteries. Skip then moved to Detroit to design toys and craft items, including projects for Lionel Trains, for a division of General Mills.

Skip changed careers and joined Entertainment Publications, publisher of the annual Entertainment discount dining and coupon book, a fundraising vehicle for schools and non-profit organizations.

Starting in Detroit, then relocating to Baltimore, MD and finally Jacksonville, FL, he held several sales and management positions, including Sr. Account Executive, District Manager, Branch Manager, Regional Manager and National Accounts Manager. Skip also served as 2nd Vice President of the Northeast Florida Restaurant Association. Utilizing his leadership and training skills, Skip built solid sales and administrative teams, and in turn reversed the downward sales trend of the Baltimore and Jacksonville markets, turning them into top profit centers for the company. During his 22-year tenure with Entertainment, he worked with more than a thousand not-for-profit and charitable organizations, and helped them raise in excess of $10,000,000.

Volunteer work is important to Skip. He currently serves on his temple’s board as a Trustee, is Chairman of the Usher Committee, and is both a Trustee Board Member of the River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aging and Co-Vice President of River Garden’s Admissions Board. Skip is happily married to his college sweetheart and has two wonderful daughters.