Graduating from Bryant College in Computer Systems Management and Law Enforcement, J. Albert Handford served in the United States Navy on the USS Princeton, the USS Washoe County, and the USS Coral Sea with service in Vietnam. Upon retirement, he was a licensed private detective and hypnotherapist. As a trained Scout Leader for over twenty years, he has introduced many boys and girls to the mountains of New Hampshire and is a Vigil member of the Order of the Arrow. He lives in Center Sandwich, New Hampshire