Born and raised with 3 brothers and 3 sisters in Cedar Falls, IA. Survived 12 years of Catholic school. Grew to 5'12" by 9th grade. Met Mary Reiter in Freshman H.S. Spanish class (alphabetical seating - Peterson, Reiter). Still friends after 30 years. Spent summers in Clear Lake, Iowa. Went to "the big city" for college: Drake University in Des Moines Iowa. Moved to KC with Mary in '87. Hired at Sprint in '89. Resigned from Sprint after 19 years in April '08. Started working at MobiTV. Married the greatest person in the world, John Hammer Hines, in 2001. Traveled the world a few times in 2005-2006. Have 2 kitties, Turbo & Baby Pudge. Life is good!