Personal Bio:
Born and raised in Pacific Northwest. Majored in Industrial Design and Marketing, spent college summers as a commercial salmon fisherman in Alaska. Post-college, moved to NY City area to join and build a marketing services agency. Married with two sons. California resident since 1999. Active Rotarian since 2004. Peace Corps Community Development Volunteer in North Macedonia (E. Europe) 2017 - present. Enjoy photography, travel, gardening, hiking and biking.
Rotary Club of Del Mar 2004-2006
- Youth Services Committee Member
- RYLA Facilitator
- Interact Club Advisor
- Elementary School Literacy Project Leader
- Paul Harris Fellow
- Rotarian of the Year
La Jolla High School PTA 2006-2016
- Board member, 2009 - 2015
- All Student Registration, Event Chair 2007-2009
- Life 101, program committee member, event moderator 2010-2015
- Senior VP, 2014-2016
- Rotary Liaison 2006 - 2016
- Nominating Committee 2010 - 2015
Rotary Club of La Jolla 2006-2016
- Youth Services Committee Chair
- Membership Committee Member
- International Services Committee Member
- RYLA Club Chair
- LEAD Club Chair
- Rotary District 5340 RYLA Committee Member
- Scholarship Committee Interview Team
- Interact Club Advisor
- Board of Directors
- Tijuana Home-Build Project Chair
- Surf Beat (Club eNewsletter) Editor, Photographer and Publisher
- Paul Harris Fellow (2x)
- Walter Dewhurst Awardee
- Distinguished Rotarian Awardee
Rotary Club of Oakland 2016-Present
- Youth Services Committee Chair
- World Services Committee Member
- Enterprise Institute Committee Member & Camp Operations Volunteer
- Interact Club committee member
- Paul Harris Fellow (3 cumulative)
Peace Corps Macedonia 2017 - Present
- Association for Human Rights Protection of Roma, Community Development Volunteer
- Safety & Security Committee, Kochani Region Warden
- Volunteer Advisory Committee, PCV representative, Friends of Macedonia Liaison
- Peace Corps Macedonia - Rotary Macedonia Partnership, Partnership Leader
- American Corner - Stip, Instructor: English, Economic Development and Information Technology
- Goce Delcev University - Guest Lecturer at Faculties of: Law, Tourism, and English
- Rotary Club - Stip: Peace Corps Liaison, Projects development and funding team member, leadership team advisor
- GLOW & YMLP Club - Stip: Mentor and leadership development team member