Troy is a native New Yorker. He was raised in Brooklyn, resided in the Bronx for over 30 years, and he now calls Staten Island home. Troy graduated from Truman HS in 1978 and graduated in 1983 with a BFA degree in Dance/Theatre from Lehman College, CUNY, appearing in several Off Off Broadway shows. In 1985, Troy switched gears and became an NYPD recruit. Still having the burn to move his body, he enrolled and graduated from Teachers College, Columbia University, in 1991 with an MA in Dance Education. He later went from dancing under theatre lights to walking a beat under street lights. Troy navigated the NYPD for 20 years to a full service retirement; and graduated to another career, Professional Organizing. Before departing the NYPD Troy began ACE Space Krafters in September 2001.