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Personal Biography
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My family, as of 2019 … and since then, there has been
one more grandson added to this picture, and one more grandson on the way in
February 2022! |
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Though born in California in 1963, I grew up in
Las Vegas, Nevada. During my youth, I
was heavily involved in sports, participating in baseball, basketball, tennis
and golf. Church youth activities also
played a big part of my teen years.
When I graduated from high school in 1981, I moved to Provo, Utah to
attend Brigham Young University. I
returned home in 1982, and worked in my father's insurance agency for two
years. My life changed when I returned to BYU in 1984,
as that is where I met the love of my life ... my eternal bride, Jonita Emley Kitch. We met in January 1984 and were married
that fall on October 5, 1984. We both
were students at the time, and it was a challenging time for us ... but I
would never go back and change a thing.
Jonita graduated with multiple bachelor’s degrees in education, and
began her career as an elementary/special education teacher. She continues to teach today in the
Lewisville Independent School District (LISD), having taught for many years
at Stewart's Creek Elementary School in The Colony, and now teaching at BOTH
middle schools in The Colony (Lakeview in the morning, Griffin in the
afternoon). During the time it took me to get my degree, I
started working full-time at Novell, Inc. in Provo, Utah. Life was full with work and school ... and
the wonderful new additions that we added to our family. On June 1, 1986, our first daughter, Nicole
Emley Harris was born. She was such a joy in our lives that we
added our second daughter, Michelle Brianne Harris, to our family on April
16, 1989. I learned at that time that
adding my wife to my life made my house a home ... and adding our children
made our home a little bit of heaven.
There is nothing I cherish more in my life than my family. In 1991, the Harris family moved to
Arizona. I was offered a job as a
Systems Analyst at a huge law firm in Phoenix, and my wife got what she
always wanted ... to be close to her family, who were all living in Mesa,
Arizona at the time. In 1993, I was
hired by CyCare Systems to be a consultant and an
integrator, and this started my career "on the road". I traveled at least every other week, and
this was hard on our family ... there were too many events in my girls' lives
that I was missing. So, in 1996, we
made a tough decision ... it was time for a change. Texas became our destination in July of 1996,
as I was presented with an opportunity that would allow me more time home
with the family, as well as a chance to enhance my career. So, the Harris family packed up and moved
to a small community just north of Dallas ... The Colony. Nicole and Michelle began their school
careers in LISD by attending Stewarts Creek Elementary School, where their
mother was a teacher. (Both have since
graduated from The Colony High School, and now both of them have graduated
with honors from Brigham Young University like their parents did before
them.) Since my move to Texas (and The Colony) over 25
years ago, I have had the opportunity to work for several companies, all
within the technology world. My
employment history includes: o
First Consulting Group o
Cardiovascular Provider
Resources/Heartplace o
EDS o
HP (upon their acquisition
of EDS) o
CompuCom o
HCL America (my current
employer) As noted above, I am currently employed as the
Global Pre-Sales Lead for Field Service Operations with HCL America, a
position that I have held for over a year. In 2003, 2006 and 2009, I came before the citizens
of The Colony to ask for your vote for City Council ... to allow me to serve
you and my community. This is our
hometown, now for over 25 years ... and I believe that we need experienced
leadership that will truly represent the voice of the people, and that is my
promise to you. I thank you for
electing me to serve as your City Council representative for Place 1 for
those three terms in the past, and I truly did my best to serve you, and act
as your voice on the City Council. After discussions with my family, and prayerful consideration, I
have decided to seek election to return to my seat as your City Council,
Place 1 representative. I humbly ask for your consideration and your vote in the
upcoming election this November 2nd. The City of The Colony has made many solid
strides in the last nine years that I have been off of City Council, but
there is still much more to be done.
And together we can continue to work to make The Colony an even better
place for our families ... and our future! |
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