A native of the Upper Peninsula, born and raised in Iron Mountain, Larry is in his nineteenth year working for the Shiawassee County Health Department. He started as an assistant sanitarian during the summer of 2000 and was hired full-time in 2001. Larry became Environmental Health Director in 2008 and Health Director in 2014.

Larry received his bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University and his master’s from the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. He is married to his wife Krista and has three children who attend Owosso Public Schools: 15-year-old twins, Emma and Justin (high school freshmen), and 8-year-old Jason (in third grade).

Much of Larry’s free time is spent cheering on his kids at their many sports and activities. He helps with youth football in Owosso and enjoys fishing, hunting, attending MSU football and basketball games, and rooting for the Green Bay Packers. He also loves spending time at his family cabin on the Yellow Dog River in the Upper Peninsula, northwest of Marquette. Larry is proud to live and work in Shiawassee County.