Born in Amsterdam, N.Y, in 1945, Ronald graduated from Union College and SUNY at Albany. He was a college administrator for 10 years and then worked for a higher education administrative software company. He moved to Mesa in 1986 to work on a major software installation at the Maricopa Community College District. After assisting elderly family members with health issues, he shifted his career to a new focus as an aging-in-place advocate. He and his wife, Helen, both retired from MCCD in 2014. He is a member of the Maricopa Age Friendly Advisory Committee and the Maricopa Senior Coalition, and recently completed his NAHB certification course work to become an aging in place specialist.