Age: Look young for my age. Birthplace: Guelph, Ontario. Profession: Not-for-profit executive director. Title: Executive Director.
Current project: Market gardening and maple syrup production. Recent professional development: Growing native woody plants from seeds. Hobbies: Woodworking. Recent travel or adventure: Spain and Gibraltar.
What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Energetic. Moral compass: Common sense. How do you define a perfect friendship? Trust, camaraderie and respect. How do you define an ideal business relationship? Mutually beneficial. Treat your suppliers the way you treat your clients. What is your greatest joy? Family. What natural talent have you neglected? Music. What occupation, other than your own, do you most admire? Forest management. What is at the top of your bucket list? Walk in the forest.
What was your first paying job? Sweeping parking lots. What was your favorite college course? Religions of the World. What was your favorite childhood toy or game? Monopoly. What’s the best advice you received growing up? Treat others the way you want to be treated. What is your favorite app? Weather apps.
What is your big idea?
Once an election is over, all sides work together. Recognize the ideas and work of everyone.
What change are you working on to effect in your profession or field? Low environmental impact facilities, including geothermal, wind power, and solar. What widely held belief do you reject? Bigger is better. What mega-trend most concerns you? Artificial intelligence.
Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? My dad. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? A scuba diver. After your loved ones, what object would you first save from your burning home? My guitar. What advice would you give your younger self? Don’t grieve the past but look to the road ahead.
Personal motto: But will it mend the road before to grieve the one behind. Favorite quote: “One ship sails east, and another west, by the self-same winds that blow, 'tis the set of the sails and not the gales, that tells the way we go” (Ella Wheeler Wilcox).
