Born April 13, 1948, to the late Louise (1919-1998) and Frank Moshinskie (1915 - 1999) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My mother was from Simsboro, La., and my father was from Bethlehem, Pa.  They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1994.

Graduation Picture 1966

Our family moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas, with my family in 1963 and lived near the base of West Mountain. My parents operated Tiny Town, a neat mechanical, animated miniature village they built themselves as a tourist attraction.  While a high school student, I was a reporter for the Hot Springs Sentinel-Record, daily newspaper, and helped at Gross Mortuary.  I graduated from Hot Springs High School in 1966. I have one brother, Charles, who lives in Hot Springs with his wife Barbara and daughter Laura, who is now married to Robert Smith and lives in Hot Springs.  My brother Charles is a high school chemistry teacher near Malvern, Arkansas. Since my parents' deaths, my brother and I still operate Tiny Town which remains a popular Hot Springs tourist attraction.

I moved to Jonesboro, Arkansas, in 1966 to attend Arkansas State University. Was selected the editor of the university newspaper in 1968. Graduated in 1970 with a degree in journalism. I was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon (TKE) social fraternity, where I was named Best Pledge in 1967 and National Honor Histor in 1969. During college, I "dormed" at the Emerson & Son Funeral Home where I worked funerals and drove an emergency ambulance for Billy Joe Emerson.

Moved to Dallas, Texas, in 1970, to attend the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science, graduating with honors in 1971.

Moved to Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1972 to work for Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth Funeral Homes as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. Was president of the Greater Little Rock Jaycees in 1976, and the chapter finished first in the state that year.

Returned to Dallas in 1978 to teach at the Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science until 1982. Also served as Public Information Director of Pierce Chemicals/Morticians Supply Co., and was the editor of The Professional Mortician.

Opened Mo,etc Advertising and Management Consulting Agency in Waxahachie, Texas, in 1980. In 1995, received a 15-year service award pin from Mark Singleton, president and CEO of Citizens National Bank, a client I have served from 1980-1998.

Moved to Waco, Texas, in 1982 to start the first paramedic-level ambulance service in the city, and teach the first paramedic class at McLennan Community College in 1984.

Became interested in performance improvement and received Master of Science in Health Professions (MSHP) from the Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, in 1985.

Started the first EMS Education Program at Scott and White Hospital/Texas A&M Health Sciences Center in 1989. Not only did I conduct classes in Temple, Bryan/College Station, and Georgetown, but also in rural areas throughout Central Texas using videoconferencing capabilities. We taught Emergency Medical Technicial (EMT) and EMT-Paramedic courses. Began developing computer-based training and videodisc-based training for EMS personnel and hospital employees.

Earned Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 1992 wtih an emphasis on technology-based training.  Dissertation studied Effects Of Two Instructional Sequences When Selected Symbolic Elements Are Identical. I was appointed Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Texas A&M College of Medicine also this year.

Established Distance Education Network at Scott & White Memorial Hospital in 1991, using internal grants, state grants, and a NASA grant. We taught classes using audio-graphic networks and 2-way audio/visual technology that incorporated digital satellite transmissions. I was named Outstanding EMS Administrator by the Texas Department of Health Bureau of Emergency Management also this year.

Became a Visiting Professor in the Information Systems Department in the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University in January, 1996 to teach BUS 3345: Training and Development in Business and Industry.   I accepted a full time position there in May 1, 1996, as director of learning technologies, Webmaster,  and an assistant professor in the Information Systems Department of the Hankamer School of Business. I was chair of the Baylor Distance Education Roundtable and direct the new Performance Improvement Technologies major at Baylor. I was selected the Baylor Faculty Advisor of the Year in 1998. I have received four major international awards of excellence from both the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) and the International Society of Performance Improvement (ISPI).

Consulting clients have include Certpoint Performance Learning Systems, Conoco University, BellAtlantic, Hartford Insurance, Black & Decker University, David Weekley Homes, FisherScientific, APL Shipping, Organon, NorthWestern Corporation, DPR Construction, Spenco, Boy Scouts, YNCA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, YoungLife, Essilor, Genentech, Michelin Tires, Accenture, and Toyota University.  I have presented at numerous professional conferences, including AECT, SALT, IDLCON, TAET, ASTD, Training Magazine and the Corporate University Symposium.

Designated a Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) by International Society of Performance Improvement in May, 2002.

	I also president of  Higginbotham Funeral Homes of Texas, Inc., which operates eight funeral homes in Central Texas. Our newest funeral home (shown below) is the OakCrest Funeral Home in Waco. I have been a licensed funeral director for 30 years with dual licenses in Arkansas and Texas.
Mountain Valley Funeral Home Burleson, Texas

Our newest funeral home in Waco is the OakCrest Funeral Home, located on Bosque avenue right across from the Heart of Texas Fair Complex.

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