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* A native of Syracuse, N.Y., he earned a bachelor's degree in health sciences from Cortland in 1993 and a master's degree in health policy and management from the University at Albany in 1995
 
* Four-year member of the football team from 1989-92 - three seasons at linebacker and freshman year on the defensive line; team captain during his senior season
 
* Career totals of 236 tackles, three interceptions, seven pass breakups, six forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries and one blocked kick in 39 games; led the Red Dragons with 95 tackles (88 in the regular season) in 1992 and 89 tackles (75 in the regular season) in 1991
 
* 1992 Third Team Football Gazette All-American
 
* Shared Cortland football team MVP honors as a senior and was the team's defensive MVP as a junior
 
* 1992 ECAC Northwest Championship Co-MVP after recording seven tackles, a fumble recovery and two interceptions, one returned for a touchdown, in a win over Bentley, and registered 14 tackles, a fumble recovery and three pass breakups in a win over Plymouth State in the 1991 ECAC Northwest Championship
 
* Totaled a career-high 20 tackles at eventual national runner-up Washington & Jefferson during the 1992 season
 
* Team finished a combined 33-11 during his four seasons and made four postseason appearances, including NCAA playoff games in 1989 and 1990; recorded nine tackles in 1990 NCAA first round at Hofstra
 
* Starting defenseman on the men's lacrosse team as a freshman in 1990, recording 39 ground balls in 16 games, and played professional indoor lacrosse with the Syracuse Smash of the National Lacrosse League in 1999 and 2000
 
* Chief Operating Officer at Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield in Rochester, N.Y., since 2020; other positions at the company since 2005 include Executive Vice President from 2018-20 and a variety of vice president and senior vice president roles
 
* Held a variety of executive positions at UnitedHealth Group from 1997-2005, including Vice President of Operations, Six Sigma Team Lead, and Regional Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Enrollment Operations
 
* Received the Rochester Business Journal "Forty Under Forty" Award in 2009 and the Excellus CEO Award for financial turnaround of a major product line in 2006
 
* Founding member of the Cortland Football 100 Club - a football alumni group that established an endowment to support Red Dragon Football and mentor numerous student-athletes
 
* Member of Cortland College Foundation Board from 2009-24 and the creator of the Barry & Kristin Thornton endowed scholarship for Cortland students focusing on health and wellness