I’ve been keen on nature and the outdoors since I was a child. Over the years I’ve gained some academic and professional chops plus run a fun podcast and blog about my adventures whether they be small or large, near or far.

People tell me I have a knack for getting others interested in nature and communicating some technical topics. This makes me happy and you can read more here.

The backgrounder:

• Freelance Writer & Photographer appearing in various publications and websites

• Communications Specialist with Cornell University’s School of Integrative Plant Science

• Grant Writer/New Media & Marketing Manger at Queens Botanical Garden

• Technical Writer with New York State Integrated Pest Management Program

• Adjunct Botany Professor at Farmingdale State College

• Speaker & Guide presenting a variety of nature topics at

  • Queens Botanical Garden

  • Farmingdale State College’s Ornamental Teaching Gardens

  • National Park Service/Floyd Bennett Field

  • Libraries in Queens and Nassau Counties

  • Queens County Bird Club

  • Nassau Community College/Friends of the Hempstead Plains

  • Farmingdale State College

• M.S., Environmental Studies/Conservation Biology concentration - Green Mountain College

• A.A.S., Ornamental Horticulture - Farmingdale State College