Home: Boston area. Age: Mid-fifties, but young at heart. Birthplace: Wisconsin. Profession: Teacher, administrator, college counselor. Organization: New England Innovation Academy. Title: Associate Director of College Guidance. Alma mater: Amherst College (B.A.); Smith College (M.A.T.).
Current project: Currently writing my second novel. Hobbies: Softball, basketball, competitive chess. Recent travel or adventure: Ziplining and jet skiing with my daredevil daughters in Costa Rica. Last book read: My Year of Rest and Relaxation, by Ottessa Moshfegh. Recently viewed and recommended: The Pitt.
What is your greatest joy? My Golden Retriever. What is your greatest fear? Spiders. What is your guilty pleasure? Bad horror movies. What natural talent have you neglected? Juggling. What occupation, other than your own, do you most admire? Nursing. How do you relieve stress? Doing the NYT Crossword puzzle every day.
What was your first paying job? Flipping burgers. What was your favorite college course? Russian Lit. What book have you repeatedly read? Slaughterhouse Five, by Kurt Vonnegut. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Baseball players who fail seven out of ten times make the all-star team. What modern technology innovation do you most appreciate? The steering wheel warmer. What is your go-to source of news and information? The Daily Show. What company or organization do you most admire? Doctors Without Borders.
What change would you like to see in the world?
Affordable health care for everyone.
What mega-trend most excites you? Artificial intelligence. What mega-trend most concerns you? Artificial intelligence.
What actor would you choose to play you in the movie about your life? Rick Moranis. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? Major League baseball player. What advice would you give your younger self? Don’t be afraid to fail. What day in your life would you choose to re-live? The birth of my two daughters.
Personal motto: You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. Favorite quote: “When you come to a fork in the road, take it” (Yogi Berra).
