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| name        = [[Person_First_Name:=Gregory]] [[Person_Middle_Name:=James]] [[Person_Last_Name:=Kohs]]
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| name        = [[Person_First_Name::Gregory]] [[Person_Middle_Name::James]] [[Person_Last_Name::Kohs]]
| other_names = ''[[Nickname:=The Kohser]]'' or ''[[Nickname:=Thekohser]]''
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| other_names = ''[[Nickname::The Kohser]]'' or ''[[Nickname::Thekohser]]''
| residence  = [[City:=West Chester]], [[State_Name:=Pennsylvania|[[Directory:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]]], [[Country_Name:=United States|[[Directory:United States|USA]]]] {{flagicon|US}}
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| residence  = [[City::West Chester]], [[State_Name::Pennsylvania]], [[Country_Name::United States]] {{flagicon|US}}
 
| image      = Gregory_Kohs_headshot.jpg
 
| image      = Gregory_Kohs_headshot.jpg
 
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| caption    = Gregory Kohs (2007)
 
| caption    = Gregory Kohs (2007)
| birth_date  = [[Birth Date:=1968-10-07|[[1968-10-07]]]]
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| birth_date  = [[Birth Date::1968-10-07|[[1968-10-07]]]]
| birth_place = [[Birth_City:=Jackson|[[Directory:Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]]]], [[Birth_State_Name:=Michigan|[[Directory:Michigan|Michigan]]]], [[Birth_Country_Name:=United States|[[Directory:United States|USA]]]] {{flagicon|US}}
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| birth_place = [[Birth_City::Jackson|[[Directory:Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]]]], [[Birth_State_Name::Michigan|[[Directory:Michigan|Michigan]]]], [[Birth_Country_Name::United States|[[Directory:United States|USA]]]] {{flagicon|US}}
 
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| occupation  = [[NAICS/54|Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services]]
 
| occupation  = [[NAICS/54|Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services]]
 
| known      = Intellect, humor, and diplomacy
 
| known      = Intellect, humor, and diplomacy
| contact    = [[Address:=489 Lake George Circle]]<br>West Chester, [[State_Code:=PA]]&nbsp; [[Country_Code:=US]]&nbsp; [[Zip:=19382]]<br>[[Phone:=302.463.1354]]<br>[[Web:=www.gregorykohs.com|[http://www.gregorykohs.com GregoryKohs.com]]]&nbsp;[[Email:=thekohser@gmail.com|[mailto:thekohser@gmail.com Email]]] [[Blog:=Inside Market Research|[http://insidemr.blogspot.com Blog (Inside Market Research)]]]
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| contact    = [[Address::489 Lake George Circle]]<br>West Chester, [[State_Code::PA]]&nbsp; [[Country_Code::US]]&nbsp; [[Zip::19382]]<br>[[Phone::302.463.1354]]<br>[[Web::www.gregorykohs.com|[http://www.gregorykohs.com GregoryKohs.com]]]&nbsp;[[Email::thekohser@gmail.com|[mailto:thekohser@gmail.com Email]]] [[Blog::Inside Market Research|[http://insidemr.blogspot.com Blog (Inside Market Research)]]]
| reference  = [[Latitude]]: [[Latitude:=39.939586787168835|39°56′22.5″N]]<br>[[Longitude]]: [[Longitude:=-75.6117832660675|75°36′42.4″W]]<br>
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| reference  = [[Latitude]]: [[Latitude::39.939586787168835|39°56′22.5″N]]<br>[[Longitude]]: [[Longitude::-75.6117832660675|75°36′42.4″W]]<br>
 
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'''Gregory J. Kohs''' is a [[marketing research]] practitioner and founder of Internet enterprises.  He is the youngest child of four, born in [[Directory:Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]], [[Directory:Michigan|Michigan]] to Richard and Loretta Kohs.  In 1981, he moved with his parents to Central Florida, settling in [[Directory:Winter Park, Florida|Winter Park]], [[Directory:Florida|Florida]].   
 
'''Gregory J. Kohs''' is a [[marketing research]] practitioner and founder of Internet enterprises.  He is the youngest child of four, born in [[Directory:Jackson, Michigan|Jackson]], [[Directory:Michigan|Michigan]] to Richard and Loretta Kohs.  In 1981, he moved with his parents to Central Florida, settling in [[Directory:Winter Park, Florida|Winter Park]], [[Directory:Florida|Florida]].   
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Kohs now lives in [[Directory:West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]], [[Directory:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] with his wife, daughter, and a cantankerous [[beagle]].  Kohs serves on the board of directors of the [[Directory:Church of the Loving Shepherd|Church of the Loving Shepherd]], and he is a co-founder and director of the registered non-profit [[Directory:Internet Review Corporation|Internet Review Corporation]].
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Kohs now lives in [[Directory:West Chester, Pennsylvania|West Chester]], [[Directory:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] with his wife, daughter, and a cantankerous [[beagle]].  He is a director of market research at [[Directory:Comcast|Comcast]].  He founded or co-founded three Internet-based organizations:  Facts On Call, Inc. and the non-profit [[Directory:Internet Review Corporation|Internet Review Corporation]] (both now closed), and [[Directory:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz.com]], which is a publicly-edited directory featuring over 60,000 pages of content.  Kohs serves as the corporate secretary and member of the [[Directory:Church of the Loving Shepherd|Church of the Loving Shepherd]].
    
[[Image:Gregory_Kohs_persona.jpg|thumb|center|500px|MIT Media Lab's persona tool characterizes "Gregory Kohs"]]
 
[[Image:Gregory_Kohs_persona.jpg|thumb|center|500px|MIT Media Lab's persona tool characterizes "Gregory Kohs"]]
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Having worked for three previous research firms ([[Directory:Data and Management Counsel|Data & Management Counsel]], [[Directory:Research Works|Research Works]], and [[Directory:ICR|ICR]]), Kohs is now Director of Market Research at [[Directory:Comcast|Comcast]].  His work includes mostly quantitative survey data collection among consumer audiences; however, some qualitative and/or commercial services initiatives are occasionally on his plate.  Primary research areas include video (television), Internet, and digital voice (telephony), along with occasional forays into new products and services outside these particular arenas, such as 4G wireless data, home security, and others.  His publications include a white paper about [http://www.icrsurvey.com/docs/MR%20for%20PR.doc market research for PR] and a co-authored medical journal article about [http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/data/183/3/DC1/1 computed tomography in clinical practice].
 
Having worked for three previous research firms ([[Directory:Data and Management Counsel|Data & Management Counsel]], [[Directory:Research Works|Research Works]], and [[Directory:ICR|ICR]]), Kohs is now Director of Market Research at [[Directory:Comcast|Comcast]].  His work includes mostly quantitative survey data collection among consumer audiences; however, some qualitative and/or commercial services initiatives are occasionally on his plate.  Primary research areas include video (television), Internet, and digital voice (telephony), along with occasional forays into new products and services outside these particular arenas, such as 4G wireless data, home security, and others.  His publications include a white paper about [http://www.icrsurvey.com/docs/MR%20for%20PR.doc market research for PR] and a co-authored medical journal article about [http://www.ajronline.org/cgi/data/183/3/DC1/1 computed tomography in clinical practice].
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Kohs has recently expanded his reach into entrepreneurial ventures centering on wiki editing and optimization. <ref name="AP article">{{cite news|last=Bergstein|first=Brian|title=Idea of paid entries roils Wikipedia|publisher=[[Directory:Associated Press|Associated Press]] and [[Directory:MSNBC|MSNBC]]|date=2007-01-24|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16793247/|accessdate=2007-03-27}}</ref> This includes the launch of his [[Directory:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] service.
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Kohs has recently expanded his reach into entrepreneurial ventures centering on wiki editing and optimization. <ref name="AP article">{{cite news|last=Bergstein|first=Brian|title=Idea of paid entries roils Wikipedia|publisher=[[Directory:Associated Press|Associated Press]] and [[Directory:MSNBC|MSNBC]]|date=2007-01-24|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16793247/|accessdate=2007-03-27}}</ref> This includes the launch of his [[Directory:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]] service.  He also writes about wikis as a citizen journalist at [http://www.examiner.com/wiki-edits-in-national/gregory-kohs Examiner.com].
 
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Unfortunately, you can't please 'em all.
 
Unfortunately, you can't please 'em all.
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* ''I think you're nuts... partly because you're an obsessive, but mostly because you seem to have no life...  Seriously, I think you're looneytunes.  I'm sure I'm not the first person to have said this to you.'' - '''Mike Godwin''', Wikimedia Foundation - October 9, 2009
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* ''I think you're nuts... partly because you're an obsessive, but mostly because you seem to have no life...  Seriously, I think you're looneytunes.  I'm sure I'm not the first person to have said this to you.'' - '''Mike Godwin''', former Wikimedia Foundation attorney - October 9, 2009
    
* ''He has given misleading information to journalists that was published in the mainstream press.'' - '''Lise Broer''', Wikipedia administrator - February 28, 2007
 
* ''He has given misleading information to journalists that was published in the mainstream press.'' - '''Lise Broer''', Wikipedia administrator - February 28, 2007
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<blockquote>''Greg Kohs’ presentation of wiki was both insightful and knowledgeable.  I hope to have him return for further discussions on such an exciting emerging topic.''  -- '''Rebecca Morgan''', Director of Communications, [http://www.aacp.org AACP]</blockquote>
 
<blockquote>''Greg Kohs’ presentation of wiki was both insightful and knowledgeable.  I hope to have him return for further discussions on such an exciting emerging topic.''  -- '''Rebecca Morgan''', Director of Communications, [http://www.aacp.org AACP]</blockquote>
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As a Director-level researcher at a Fortune 100 company, Kohs has seen it all in the fields of advertising and marketing communications.  He will outline for your group or your news room everything you ''really'' need to know about wikis, Wikipedia, and the Wikimedia Foundation. Observing Wikipedia and other wikis for over four years through the lens of business ethics, he'll pull no punches and will draw aside the curtain to reveal the manipulative wiki wizards who hide behind it.  The story of MyWikiBiz was [http://news.google.com/archivesearch?hl=en&ned=us&q=MyWikiBiz&ie=UTF-8 broadly publicized] in over 150 mainstream media outlets, including the ''Washington Post'', ''USA Today'', ''MSNBC.com'', and the ''Chronicle of Higher Education'', as well as a [http://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/theloop/63519/The-Loop-Can-Wikipedia-Be-Trusted.html television appearance] on the ''G4 TV'' network.  Harvard professor Jonathan Zittrain also extensively covered the MyWikiBiz phenomenon in his best-selling book, ''[http://yupnet.org/zittrain/archives/16#48 The Future of the Internet]''.
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As a Director-level researcher at a Fortune 100 company, Kohs has seen it all in the fields of advertising and marketing communications.  As someone who is also very knowledgeable about wiki communities, he present to your group or help you complete a news story with anything you ''really'' need to know about wikis, Wikipedia, and the Wikimedia Foundation. Observing Wikipedia and other wikis since 2005 through the lens of business ethics, he'll pull no punches and will draw aside the curtain to reveal the manipulative wiki wizards who hide behind it.  The story of MyWikiBiz was [http://news.google.com/archivesearch?hl=en&ned=us&q=MyWikiBiz&ie=UTF-8 broadly publicized] in over 150 mainstream media outlets, including the ''Washington Post'', ''USA Today'', ''MSNBC.com'', and the ''Chronicle of Higher Education'', as well as a [http://g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/theloop/63519/The-Loop-Can-Wikipedia-Be-Trusted.html television appearance] on the ''G4 TV'' network.  Harvard professor Jonathan Zittrain also extensively covered the MyWikiBiz phenomenon in his best-selling book, ''[http://yupnet.org/zittrain/archives/16#48 The Future of the Internet]''.
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Kohs and his venture MyWikiBiz have a devoted interest in the success of the [[Subject Interest::Category:Semantic Web|Semantic Web]].  We have the ability to communicate to complete novices the amazing advantages (and some disadvantages) of Semantic Web, or as it's also known -- '''Web 3.0'''.
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Kohs and his venture MyWikiBiz have a devoted interest in the success of the [[Subject Interest::Category:Semantic Web|Semantic Web]].  He can communicate to complete novices the amazing advantages (and some disadvantages) of Semantic Web, or as it's also known -- '''Web 3.0'''.
 
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[[Keyword:=Wikipedia expert]]
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[[Keyword::Wikipedia expert]]
[[Keyword:=Wikipedia consultant]]
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[[Keyword::Wikipedia consultant]]
[[Keyword:=Wikipedia editing]]
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[[Keyword::Wikipedia editing]]
[[Keyword:=Wikipedia editor]]
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[[Keyword::Wikipedia editor]]
[[Keyword:=paid editor]]
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[[Keyword::paid editor]]
[[Keyword:=Wikipedia]]
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[[Keyword::Wikipedia]]
[[Keyword:=business]]
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[[Keyword::business]]
[[Keyword:=public relations]]
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[[Keyword::public relations]]
[[Keyword:=marketing research]]
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[[Keyword::marketing research]]
[[Keyword:=marketing research consultant]]
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[[Keyword::marketing research consultant]]
[[Keyword:=Wikipedia consulting]]
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[[Keyword::Wikipedia consulting]]
 
[[Author_Of::Your Business and Wikipedia]]
 
[[Author_Of::Your Business and Wikipedia]]
 
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{{Infobox_Resume
 
{{Infobox_Resume
| period1    = [[Job_Period1:=2007-Present]]
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| period1    = [[Job_Period1::2007-Present]]
| employer1  = [[Employer_Name1:=Comcast|[[Directory:Comcast|Comcast]]]]  
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| employer1  = [[Employer_Name1::Comcast|[[Directory:Comcast|Comcast]]]]  
| title1      = [[Job_Title1:=Director of Market Research]]
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| title1      = [[Job_Title1::Director of Market Research]]
| salary1    = [[Job_Salary1:=90th percentile]]
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| salary1    = [[Job_Salary1::90th percentile]]
| experience1 = [[Job_Years1:=1]] year
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| experience1 = [[Job_Years1::1]] year
| occupation1 = [[NAICS_Code1_Title:=Cable TV providers|[[NAICS/51|Director of Market Research]]]]
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| occupation1 = [[NAICS_Code1_Title::Cable TV providers|[[NAICS/51|Director of Market Research]]]]
| code1      = [[NAICS_Code1:=51711]]
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| code1      = [[NAICS_Code1::51711]]
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| period2    = [[Job_Period1:=1998-2007]]
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| period2    = [[Job_Period1::1998-2007]]
| employer2  = [[Employer_Name1:=ICR|[[Directory:ICR|International Communications Research]]]]  
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| employer2  = [[Employer_Name1::ICR|[[Directory:ICR|International Communications Research]]]]  
| title2      = [[Job_Title1:=VP]]
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| title2      = [[Job_Title1::VP]]
| salary2    = [[Job_Salary1:=80th percentile]]
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| salary2    = [[Job_Salary1::80th percentile]]
| experience2 = [[Job_Years1:=8]] years
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| experience2 = [[Job_Years1::8]] years
| occupation2 = [[NAICS_Code1_Title:=Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling|[[NAICS/54|Account Executive]]]]
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| occupation2 = [[NAICS_Code1_Title::Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling|[[NAICS/54|Account Executive]]]]
| code2      = [[NAICS_Code1:=54191]]
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| code2      = [[NAICS_Code1::54191]]
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| period3    = [[Job_Period2:=1996-1998]]
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| period3    = [[Job_Period2::1996-1998]]
| employer3  = [[Employer_Name2:=Research Works|[[Directory:Research Works|Research Works]]]]  
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| employer3  = [[Employer_Name2::Research Works|[[Directory:Research Works|Research Works]]]]  
| title3      = [[Job_Title2:=Manager]]
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| title3      = [[Job_Title2::Manager]]
| salary3    = [[Job_Salary2:=50th percentile]]
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| salary3    = [[Job_Salary2::50th percentile]]
| experience3 = [[Job_Years2:=2]] years
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| experience3 = [[Job_Years2::2]] years
| occupation3 = [[NAICS_Code2_Title:=Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling|[[NAICS/54|Research Manager]]]]
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| occupation3 = [[NAICS_Code2_Title::Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling|[[NAICS/54|Research Manager]]]]
| code3      = [[NAICS_Code2:=54191]]
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| code3      = [[NAICS_Code2::54191]]
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| period4    = [[Job_Period3:=1991-1996]]
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| period4    = [[Job_Period3::1991-1996]]
| employer4  = [[Employer_Name3:=Data and Management Counsel|[[Directory:Data and Management Counsel|Data & Management Counsel]]]]  
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| employer4  = [[Employer_Name3::Data and Management Counsel|[[Directory:Data and Management Counsel|Data & Management Counsel]]]]  
| title4      = [[Job_Title3:=Manager]]
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| title4      = [[Job_Title3::Manager]]
| salary4    = [[Job_Salary3:=40th percentile]]
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| salary4    = [[Job_Salary3::40th percentile]]
| experience4 = [[Job_Years3:=4]] years
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| experience4 = [[Job_Years3::4]] years
| occupation4 = [[NAICS_Code3_Title:=Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling|[[NAICS/54|Project Manager]]]]
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| occupation4 = [[NAICS_Code3_Title::Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling|[[NAICS/54|Project Manager]]]]
| code4      = [[NAICS_Code3:=54191]]
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| code4      = [[NAICS_Code3::54191]]
 
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{{Infobox_Personal
 
{{Infobox_Personal
| physical  = [[Person_Race:=White]] [[Person_Gender:=Male]], [[Person_Height:=74]] inches, [[Person_Weight:=210]] pounds, [[Person_Hair:=Brown]] Hair, [[Person_Eyes:=Green]] Eyes
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| physical  = [[Person_Race::White]] [[Person_Gender::Male]], [[Person_Height::74]] inches, [[Person_Weight::210]] pounds, [[Person_Hair::Brown]] Hair, [[Person_Eyes::Green]] Eyes
 
| known      = Intellect, humor, and diplomacy
 
| known      = Intellect, humor, and diplomacy
| education  = [[Education_Level1_Degree:=BA|[[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]]], [[Education_Level1_Major:=History|[[History]]]], [[Education_Level1_Institution:=Emory University|[[Directory:Emory University|Emory University]]]], [[Education_Level1_Year:=1990]]; [[Education_Level2_Degree:=MA|[[Master of Arts|MA]]]], [[Education_Level2_Major:=History|[[History]]]], [[Education_Level2_Institution:=Temple University|[[Directory:Temple University|Temple University]]]], [[Education_Level2_Year:=1993]]
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| education  = [[Education_Level1_Degree::BA|[[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]]], [[Education_Level1_Major::History|[[History]]]], [[Education_Level1_Institution::Emory University|[[Directory:Emory University|Emory University]]]], [[Education_Level1_Year::1990]]; [[Education_Level2_Degree::MA|[[Master of Arts|MA]]]], [[Education_Level2_Major::History|[[History]]]], [[Education_Level2_Institution::Temple University|[[Directory:Temple University|Temple University]]]], [[Education_Level2_Year::1993]]
 
| profession =  
 
| profession =  
 
| credential =  
 
| credential =  
| member      = [[Association:=Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing|[[Directory:Cable Telecommunications Association for Marketing|Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM)]]]]
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| member      = [[Association::Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing|[[Directory:Cable Telecommunications Association for Marketing|Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM)]]]]
| party      = [[Political_Party:=Democratic Party|[[Directory:Democratic Party|Democratic Party]]]]
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| party      = [[Political_Party::Democratic Party|[[Directory:Democratic Party|Democratic Party]]]]
| religion    = [[Religion:=Christian|[[Christianity|Christian]]]], [[Member Of::Directory:Church of the Loving Shepherd|Church of the Loving Shepherd]]
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| religion    = [[Religion::Christian|[[Christianity|Christian]]]], [[Member Of::Directory:Church of the Loving Shepherd|Church of the Loving Shepherd]]
| marital    = [[Marital_Status:=Married]] - [[Spouse_Name:=Stephanie]]
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| marital    = [[Marital_Status::Married]] - [[Spouse_Name::Stephanie]]
| children    = [[Number_Children:=1]] - [[Child_Name:=Madeline]]
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| children    = [[Number_Children::1]] - [[Child_Name::Madeline]]
| relations  = [[Number_Relations:=3]] - [[Relation_Name:=Karen]], [[Relation_Name:=Rick]], [[Relation_Name:=Dave]]
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| relations  = [[Number_Relations::3]] - [[Relation_Name::Karen]], [[Relation_Name::Rick]], [[Relation_Name::Dave]]
 
| friends    = [[Friend_Of::Directory:Karl D. Nagel|Karl Nagel]], [[Friend_Of::Directory:Cheryl Levy|Cheryl Levy]], [[Friend_Of::Directory:Garrett Minks|Garrett Minks]], [[Friend_Of::Directory:Garreth Westwood|Garreth Westwood]], [[Friend_Of::User:OmniMediaGroup|OmniMediaGroup]]
 
| friends    = [[Friend_Of::Directory:Karl D. Nagel|Karl Nagel]], [[Friend_Of::Directory:Cheryl Levy|Cheryl Levy]], [[Friend_Of::Directory:Garrett Minks|Garrett Minks]], [[Friend_Of::Directory:Garreth Westwood|Garreth Westwood]], [[Friend_Of::User:OmniMediaGroup|OmniMediaGroup]]
 
| interests  = [[Subject_Interest::Skiing]], [[Subject_Interest::Travel]], [[Subject_Interest::Poker]], [[Subject_Interest::Music]], [[Subject_Interest::Category:History|History]]
 
| interests  = [[Subject_Interest::Skiing]], [[Subject_Interest::Travel]], [[Subject_Interest::Poker]], [[Subject_Interest::Music]], [[Subject_Interest::Category:History|History]]

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