Ricky was born in Washington D.C. and grew up in Fulton, Maryland on the dairy farm lands outside of Washington. He moved to Colorado in 1995, left in 1997 then moved back in 1998 and has been here ever since.
Professional Background
Bachelor of Arts, University of Maryland: Economics with certificates in Accounting and Finance. Worked in Public Accounting his senior year and 1.5 years thereafter with Grant Thornton as a CPA (Originally Licensed 1991 let lapse 1999). Then went to work for Integrated Health Services (IHS) where he was employed for just under seven years.
Ricky began with IHS as Regional Financial Services Manager responsible for 13 Nursing Facilities, then did Administrator Training while serving as CFO in Pittsburgh, PA. He was then was Administrator of two Nursing Facilities in California and one in Colorado before being made Regional Vice President of Operations for IHS responsible for 27 Nursing Facilities in 4 states including Colorado.
Ricky moved to Vencor, Inc (now Kindred Health Services) where he was a District Director of Operations first in Northern Indiana, then back to Colorado. After 3.5 years with Kindred, heI became the Chief Financial Officer of Schryver Medical Sales and Marketing here in Denver, Colorado serving the Assisted Living and Nursing Home community with Medical Supplies, Mobile X-Ray and Laboratory Services, Medical Waste Disposal and Oxygen Services.
During his tenure at both Kindred and Schryver, he was also a part owner and Treasurer of CPR Therapy Services providing Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy Services to Nursing Facilities. In 2002, he and his wife started Pathways Healthcare Solutions, an independent consulting and management company serving Assisted Living, Home Health, Skilled Nursing Facilities and Rural Hospitals providing clinical, operational, financial and accounting services to these entities throughout the Western part of the United States. And today, Pathways Healthcare Services along with some other business endeavours occupies his professional time.
Masonic Affiliations
Ricky is a Past Master of Rob Morris Lodge #92 in Denver, Colorado as well as a member of his home Lodge, Centurion Daylight Lodge #195 in Monument, Colorado. In addition, he is currently the Secretary of Rob Morris Lodge and has been a member of the Grand Lodge of Colorado Finance Committee for five of the last seven years.
He is also a 32 Degree Scottish Rite Mason and a Royal Arch and Cryptic Mason and a Knight Templar. Ricky was recently initiated member of the Colorado College Masonic Society of Rosicrucian. Lastly, heI was chosen as the Ralph D. Larrance Mason of the Year at Rob Morris Lodge in 2006 and the Worshipful Master of the Year by the Grand Lodge of Colorado in 2008.
Likes
Ricky loves most forms of motor sports both participating and watching (except NASCAR). He reads a tremendous amount and loves history and Masonic Studies, enjoys playing guitar, mountain biking, rollerblading, racquetball, hiking, watching football (playing when the old guys get together for a friendly game of flag football) and taking care of his yard/garden. He also studies the esoterica of Freemasonry and enjoys debating, discussing and mentoring other Masons on these finer points of Freemasonry.
Personal
Ricky has been married for 10 years, after only 27 days of dating, to his soul mate and the best thing that ever happened to him, Cynthia and although they have no children, they have three dogs; a Siberian Husky (Enzo); a West highland Terrier (Caffrey) and a Yorkshire Terrier (Duff) and do many of the above likes together when schedules permit.