Joined the US Department of Energy to develop the exceptional talent necessary to achieve meaningful science and innovation that matters to the nation — and

Took Santa Cruz Coaches statewide, rebranding the organization as California Coaches.

Started learning to play the trumpet. After wrestling with it for a year and considering the impracticality of the cello, settled on learning to play

Founded Santa Cruz Coaches, a 501(c)6 nonprofit which promotes professional and lifestyle coaching as a valuable resource in the region.

Started delivering well-being and resiliency coaching at one of the biggest social media companies on the planet.

Learned how to ride a horse, and spent summers riding across the prairie of Western Wisconsin.

Earned my Master’s degree in transformational and depth psychology with a specialization in Organizational Development. Wrote my thesis on the science of intuition.

Inducted into Forbes Coaches Council, an invitation-only community for leading business and career coaches.

Took my 8th grade son on a year long sabbatical to Latin America, where I could be found coaching from the deck of a sailboat