Meet Ken

Ken was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and grew up in Orange, Virginia where he lived his entire life before moving to Florida in August of 2003. Growing up in Orange was great, a wonderful small town with lots of interesting people. From an early age Ken was interested in local history especially that of James Madison after whom he was named.

After attending Virginia Wesleyan College, Ken joined the staff of James Madison's home, Montpelier, where he did a bit of everything from driving a bus to giving guided tours of the mansion. That job led to working at the Orange County Historical Society where he eventually became the organization's Administrator. He also worked for 10 years at the Virginia Transportation Research Council.

Ken's interest in James Madison never left him so he became involved with the James Madison Museum a small local museum with one of the most outstanding Madison collections in the country. Shortly after becoming a volunteer, he was asked to join the Board of Directors and within a few months was made President of the Board. Under Ken's leadership the Museum started to make the transformation from a small local museum to a better managed, more professional organization with record visitation.

After visiting Las Vegas with friends in January of 2003, Ken felt the need to make a major change in his life. So off he moved to Florida in August of that year.

Ken also designs and maintains many web sites and enjoys chatting with online friends from all over the world.