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On the 1st day of
March 1968 Jeffrey was born in Smithtown, N.Y at the Smithtown
General Hospital to John and Barbara Dean. His parents are
still happily married to this day. They purchased a home in
Central Islip, N.Y in 1967 where they set their roots and
raised three children. Jeffrey, being the oldest of the
three, naturally became a role model for his younger brothers
Jason and Sean. He was their leader and mentor. The
responsibility came natural to Jeff. He never questioned his
role nor did he complain.
Jeffrey’s family
was very involved with the local Church being members of Saint
Peters Apostle in Islip Terrace, New York. Jeffrey was
Baptized, received Communion, Penance, and was Confirmed
there. Jeff is still actively involved with the Church
although his relocation from his home in New York has made his
loyalty to one particular organization difficult.
As the years went
on Jeffrey became very involved in the Boy Scouts of America.
He joined at the age of twelve starting out in the Cub Scouts,
then to the Weblows, and finally the Boy Scouts. Here he was
able to grow as a leader. The many responsibilities he took
on proved to be to his advantage later in life. He held
positions such as Patrol Leader, Head Bugler, Assistant Senior
Patrol Leader and Senior Patrol Leader which showed his
strengths as a natural born leader. Jeff achieved the rank of
Life Scout, earned over 40 merit badges, received awards for
honor and loyal service and became an active member of many
sub-committees. His achievements were highly recognized and
he was well respected.
At the age of
fourteen Jeff joined the Catholic Youth Organization Hockey
League in Central Islip New York. He lead his team to four
consecutive league championships and two Stanley Cup
Championships. During his five years in the league he was
ranked the highest scoring player three times. At the same
time, he was playing little league baseball for Saint John of
God Church. For over six years he participated and was
recognized as the most valuable player three times for his
outstanding performance as a pitcher.
Graduating from the
Central Islip Senior High School in Central Islip, New York in
1986 Jeffrey decided that he wanted to pursue his education a
step further. He enrolled in the Suffolk County State
Community College in Selden, New York. Here he pursued a
degree in Business Administration. Working full time as an
architectural designer for a landscape company in Commack, New
York and going to school full time left little time for extra
curricular activities. It was at this time that he decided to
take some time off from college and work for a while to save
some money to attend a better University for his Bachelors
Degree. When the time came Jeffrey went back to Suffolk
Community College and finished his Associates of Science in
the spring of 1990. He then went out and started an
architectural landscape company. His company was small but
had a great reputation. The majority of business was received
by referrals. His reputation became good that he branched out
into other areas such as: carpentry, painting, roofing and
asphalt repair. With the help of his friends he was a great
success.
But, this wasn’t
enough for Jeff he was still unfulfilled. He made the
decision to go back to College. In the fall of 1992 Jeff
enrolled at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in
Stony Brook, New York in the Business Management Program.
After a year he decided to get involved in a National Student
Exchange Program. The Program was offered to students in good
academic standing. Students who wanted to travel to another
University had the option to have the credits transferred back
to their home University under the program. He choose the
California State University at Dominguez Hills, in Carson,
California as his host University. After attending the
University for two semesters he fell in love with the Sunshine
State and developed a plan to come back. When he returned to
New York he took an extended number of classes to finish the
requirements to graduate from his home University. After the
semester he packed up all his belongings and head back to
California. Here he was going to take the two final classes
he needed to graduate at Cal. State Dominguez, transfer them
back to S.U.N.Y Stony Brook, and graduate in the spring of
1995.
Today Jeff is
working for Global Marketing Group marketing online business
services after working for several fortune 500 companies.
Please view his resume for detailed
career history.
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