A former attorney and business owner, Bob now serves on the Board of Directorsof Spokane Public Schools.

An Army brat, he was raised at various military installations up and down the east coast and in Germany, received his Bachelors degree in economics from Princeton University, J.D. from University of Virginia, and L.L.M. in Taxation from New York University. He spent 18 years with the Spokane law firm of Lukins & Annis, P.S. practicing tax and business transactional law, and also served on the Executive Committeeof the Business Law section of the Washington State Bar Association for about 7 of those years.

In 1994Bob and his wife Dianne became franchisees with Great Clips hair salons in the Spokane/North Idaho area, and eventually owned 15 salons before selling the company in 2007. The franchisor, which operates 2900 salons in North America, named them "Franchisee of the Year" in 1996.

Bob was elected to the School Board in November 2007.He has three adult children, and has been a member of Friends of Seven since moving to Spokane in 1981.