Rodney is a technical writer by profession, having served New Jersey State Government for 39 years. Retiring in 2009 Rod turned his writing skills to prose and poetry and published his memoir Episodes in 2012 about living with bipolar illness. More recently he has published Solving the World's Titanic Struggles, a compendium of 100 short essays used by BahaiTeachings.org. He and his wife of 46 years, Janet, are proud parents and grandparents and remain active in the community in which they live.