Home: Los Angeles, CA. Birthplace: New England. Profession: Attorney and human resources executive. Organization: SoCalGas. Title: Director of Human Resources. Pronouns: He/Him/His. Alma mater: Hofstra University; Northeastern University School of Law.
Current project: Working to implement a more data driven approach to human resources. Recent professional development: During the recent Los Angeles fires, my team of HR professionals helped our impacted employees through traumatic events. Latest contribution to others: Two years as member of the Board of the Foundation for Women Warriors. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Being a dad of two amazing girls. Hobbies: Sailing, skiing, amateur engineer around the house. Recent travel or adventure: France, Italy and Romania. Last book read: Lessons in Chemistry, by Lee Eisenberg; A Little Life, by Hanya Yanagihra.
Personality profile: Enjoys a good joke. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Funny. How do you define a perfect friendship? Committed, carefree, trustworthy and committed. How do you define an ideal business relationship? Collaborative, creative and honest. What is your greatest joy? Watching my girls succeed. What occupation, other than your own, do you most admire? Engineers. What is your favorite place (or way) to spend money? A great dinner with friends. What is at the top of your bucket list? Going to space.
What was your first paying job? A morning paper delivery boy in Maine. What movie have you repeatedly watched? Any classic Star Trek or Star Wars film. What’s prominently featured on your home or office wall? A picture of John F. Kennedy sailing. What world event has had the greatest influence on your life? Watching the Space Shuttle Columbia launch. I was so excited to see the launch and so sad when it failed.
What change would you like to see in the world?
I would like everyone to have the same equal voice. Money should never determine the impact of your opinion or thought.
What message do you want to send out into the world? If you want something different, do something about it. Small changes by many add up to transformation. What mega-trend most concerns you? The belief in facts that are not facts.
Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? Winston Churchill. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? Oddly enough, I wanted to be a lawyer, which is what I became. I should have picked astronaut. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? All my photos, especially the ones pre-digital. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? Sitting on a mountain top in October in New England with my husband, kids, mother, sister and best friends. What advice would you give your younger self? Don’t change a thing. Everything was amazing, so do it again.
Favorite quote: “First they fascinate the fools then they muzzle the intelligent” (Bertrand Russell). Desired epitaph: Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserve body, but rather, to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!"
