He worked for Detroit Public Schools for over 35 years. Teacher, coach, department head, assistant principal and principal are some of the positions he held during his tenure at the D.P.S. As a professional photographer, his work has been published in The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, The Michigan Chronicle, EL CENTRAL Hispanic News and The Detroit Monitor Newspapers,among others. He and his wife are enthusiastic supporters of the arts and his photographic works have been shown at the Detroit Historical Museum, the Center for Creative Studies, Wayne State University, the Walter Reuther Library, the Detroit Artist Market and the Michigan Gallery, to name a few. Dan is the Past President of The Detroit Artist Market Board and Head of The Detroit Artist Market Exhibition Committee. He is a current board member and has served for over 20 years on the board of Metro Detroit Youth Day. He is the Past President of the Historical Indian Village Association and Past President of Indian Village Historical Collections.