Dennis graduated from the St. Louis College of Pharmacy in St. Louis, MO in 1977. Since his graduation Dennis has had experience in both hospital and retail pharmacy. Dennis and his wife Joanie raised their two children in the Jefferson City community while Dennis worked at Whaley’s East End Drug. They moved around a little for a few years, and luckily settled back in Mid-Missouri where Dennis returned to Whaley’s Southwest Pharmacy.