Fun Facts

My world revolves around animals, performing music and helping people perform to their greatest capacity.

My wife and I live in a small house overrun with cats, dogs and birds. We have three pianos, two pump organs, too many guitars and flutes to count. She is a classically trained vocalist, guitar and keyboard player. I play bass guitar, flute and keyboards.

Two of our three big dogs are part wolf. All three are great friends. I have had a macaw and two amazon parrots for about 35 years. .

About Me

I am a professional teacher with a consulting business that mentors business executives in how to create and support multigenerational workplaces, make work meaningful, bring empathy and kindness practice into their leadership style, confront and deal with fear and Imposter Syndrome, and unlock the human potential of themselves and their co-workers.

For fifteen years I was a member of faculty and management in higher education. I developed and taught programs in Sustainable Design, Web Design & Interactive Media, Game Programming, Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

I love to teach but more importantly I love to learn.

I am currently teaching an introductory course in biology at a local community college.

Experience

My 30+ years passage through the domains of science, technology, design, music and the arts complements my extensive work in higher education as faculty and management.

I explored for precious metals in the high desert, analyzed massive seismic data sets, became an expert in optical microscopy and digital image analysis, sailed on two oceanographic research cruises, developed a talent for agile project management and design thinking, and became an effective leader of projects, processes and pe

Approach

In everything I do I take a humans first approach.Each individual is different and within each individual there lies unrealized potential. My mission is to unlock that potential by creating a safe environment where you can cultivate your own unique authentic voice in the world. My goal is for you to discover and realize your true vocation: "where your deep gladness meets the world's deep need."

Learning is the most fulfilling human endeavor to engage in. It's a journey and I am your guide.