Name: Richard “Dick” Burke
DBR Unit: 501

Youth Achievements:
* Delivered newspapers, sold subscriptions, seed packets, and Christmas cards door-to-door, cut lawns and did landscaping and shoveled snow, to earn money.
* At age 18, was elected to be a delegate to the Maine Republican Convention.

Early Career & Formal Education:
* Trained as a USAF Accounting Specialist, became an Auditor, achieving the rank of SSGT.
* Named the base “Airman of the Month” and runner-up for the base “Airman of the Year”.
* Earned the “Air and Space Commendation Medal” for meritorious achievement.
* In last year of service, was made the NCOIC (chief) of the base Military Pay Division.
* Attended the CC of the Air Force, Alpena CC, and Miami Dade College at night.

Post Military Career:
* Became an Amway Distributor and earned the title of Profit Sharing Direct Distributor.
* Became an avid reader of self-help, business management and leadership books.
* Became a sales manager for a home building company.

Entrepreneurial Career:
* Started and sold two real estate and property management companies.
* Started, built, and sold a home building company.
* Started, built, and sold a successful Internet business with a multi-million-dollar budget, and over 20,000 marketing representatives in more than 50 countries.
* Created a real estate investment company & a money transfer company based in Ireland.
* Created the e-Business Institute and conducted webinars training entrepreneurs.
* Hosted seminars, conferences, and conventions in 32 states and 12 countries.

Other Interests:
* Started a NPO charity to support orphanages in Asia, Africa, and South America.
* Served in Christian churches as a Deacon, Elder, and Board member.
* Coached youth sports and served as an Athletic Director and NPO Board member.
* Became a DBR Owners’ Advocate and founded the DBR Owners’ Resource Center - http://harshman.name/Daytona-Owners-Website/Main-Page.html