I now hail from Portland, Oregon, where I have lived and worked for the last 30+ years.

After SHS I attended art school in Philadelphia but transferred after a one year break, following freshmen year, when I worked as a cook and fell in love with making food. In 1987 I came to Portland and Reed College, at the urging of ’85-er Andrew Dyke Mason, graduating with a BA in Philosophy. Intending to go to law school I interned at the Federal Public Defender for a year learning the ways of criminal defense investigation. Law school was put on hold and I have been there ever since, defending those accused of federal crimes and facing the weight of federal prosecution. I am gifted to work with truly amazing professionals at a job that I’ve thrived in.

My wife, Amber, and I have been together now 33 years and married for 23. Our oldest, Jamie, is 21 and attending University of British Columbia, studying history, a true child of liberal arts parents. Our youngest, Marigold, is 16 and a junior in high school, engaged in advanced mathematics and taking undergraduate level math at Reed and elsewhere. Amber has been an LCSW and mental health counselor since we were in our 20’s, serving a diverse population.

Along the way I’ve studied jazz drumming, raised dozens of gardens, and in my late 40’s became an on-skates official (referee) at Rose City Rollers, Portland’s internationally-renowned women’s flat track roller derby league for five years.

I was last in Summit a year and half ago for family reasons, and the diner food was not to be missed. There’s nothing like it out here. (No one in the PNW knows what a hard roll is, not to mention a Taylor ham egg & cheese.)

Sadly, I was unable to make the SHS 40th, but I can say how delighted I’ve been reading about all of your excellent lives. Good health and good wishes to you all.