Rich is a twenty-five year veteran who joined the department in June 1982. He has spent his entire career in the patrol division working a beat car. He completed his field training in the 025^th district. His next assignment took him to the 023^rd district. Although he learned a lot and made many friends there, he transferred to the 014^th district where he spent the next twenty years there working mostly as a field training officer. His next year was spent in the 017^th district. He was forced to leave or relinquish his FTO status when the district became a non-training district. Rich returned to the 025^th district where he is currently assigned as a field training officer.

Rich became formally involved with the FOP when he served as the 014^th district second watch rep for two years. He was next elected to the 014^th district unit rep position which he held for three years before being elected as a trustee in 2002. Rich was re-elected to his second term as trustee with the current board of directors. His top priority has been to keep the membership informed and present their views at trustee, board, and general meetings.

Rich currently serves on the  Grievance and Work Schedule committees. He is the chairman of the Website committee. He was appointed to the current contract negotiating team serving on the work-schedule sub-committee. He was a member of the last contract negotiating team where he served on the comparables, discipline, and work-schedule sub-committees.

Rich was recently appointed to the Easter Seals committee at the State Lodge level.