Ed grew up in Fresno, CA., where most of his family still resides. Ed graduated from San Jose State University majoring in Criminal Justice with a minor in Economics. After college, Ed moved up to Idaho where he met the love of his life and has since then grown a family to include a 6 year old daughter and 2 year old son who are their pride and joy. Ed began his career working in Caldwell, Idaho as a Juvenile Probation Officer then on to Probation and Parole with the State of Idaho and currently with the Police Department. In between, Ed has worked with recovering adolescents at Mercy Medical Center and the Idaho Youth Ranch. Ed is First Aid/CPR certified and is trained to teach "Cognitive Self Change", which challenges those in the program to change their behavior by changing their thinking. During his free time, Ed enjoys spending time with his family, working out at the gym and playing basketball with the Monday night teen church group.