Norm joined barbershop and the Commodores in 2000 thinking he knew a little something about singing and perhaps even directing since he had sung in high school madrigals, played in the band and his father directed the church choir. He quickly found he knew nothing; but, that's another story. He has been an assistant or co-director of the Commodores since about 2006, taking on more responsibility in that arena since the departure of directory Patty Leveille in 2009 and the (semi) retirement of Brian Allen. Norm's first exposure to Barbershop was at Virginia Tech, (then officially Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) in 1972 when a classmate invited him to participate in a barbershop quartet for the annual Corps of Cadets variety show (thank you Jamie Alga, Jack, and Lou). I think we won the show. His second foray into the quartet world was with "Chapter Four" in 2001 with Eric Flynn, "WD" Bankart, Josh LeClerc and Norm singing bass; and, they were honored to win the Middle Atlantic District's Novice quartet award. Norm currently sings bass with "The School Board" that includes Ross Wilkins, "WD" Bankart, and Ron Soreil. Norm retired from the U.S. Navy in 1994, and worked for McDonnell Douglas, the Boeing Company, and Tapestry Solutions a Boeing company supporting a planning system for the U.S. Navy. Norm is lucky to be married to Nancy Catharine nee King and has two children, Ashely and Thomas, and three fabulous grandchildren.