Qualifications
For more than 30 years, I have practiced as a financial advisor. I am an investment advisor representative, having passed the Series 7, 63 and 65 exams, and a licensed life insurance agent. I have completed many courses in the areas of financial planning, investments, and insurance. In addition to my extensive financial consulting experience, I offer in-depth, practical business experience. I have held management positions at Shell Oil Company and ICF International, Inc. and have professional experience in business development, economics, and risk analysis. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree from Fort Lewis College, in Durango, Colorado, and a Master of Science degree from the University of Colorado, in Boulder, Colorado.
Community involvement
My community involvement has included: serving as chair of the Chamber Connection Program of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce and as a director of their Economic Development Group; and serving as lay minister, vice president and president of the Parish Council of Our Father Lutheran Church, in Centennial, Colorado. My wife and I also support ministries at and through Our Father Lutheran Church, the Food Bank of the Rockies, and Christ Lutheran Church/Iglesias Lutheran Cristo of Denver.
Personal
Born in Boulder, Colorado, I currently live in Aurora, Colorado. I am married to Sara Kerstetter Rhode and have two adult children, daughter Whitney Rader, and son Taylor Rhode. As interests and hobbies, I enjoy golfing, hiking, fishing, snowshoeing, gardening, and spending time with my family and grandchildren. Among my personal accomplishments are hiking eighteen of Colorado's Fourteeners and completing the 1993 Denver International Marathon. Additionally, my wife Sara and I completed the Haute Route hiking trek in the Swiss and French Alps.
