In 1998 Eric cofounded WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students) and this school year alone almost 500,000 men in more than 5,000 schools across 46 states volunteered at least one full day working in their child's school through the WD program, creating more than 2.8 million volunteer hours and benefitting more than 2.3 million kids. Since 2008 Eric has spoken at hundreds of educational conferences in order to train parents and educators on how to implement the WATCH D.O.G.S. program in their schools.He has appeared on NBC World News, BBC Radio, NPR Radio and the TODAY show and has been quoted in more than 200 print and online news publications across the country. Eric has served on several national and state Boards and committees, including: National PTA Board of Directors 2012-14 National PTA Strategic Planning Committee 2014-15 National PTA Membership Committee 2015-17 Kansas PTA Board of Managers 2015-17 Before joining the National WATCH D.O.G.S. organization Eric was the President and owner of New South Directory Company, Inc. Prior to that, Eric was the Vice President of Operations for K.W Brock Directories Inc. Eric attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Arkansas where he majored in Political Science. Eric and his wife Valerie were married in 1982 and they have two children