Since childhood, I have been interested in how the body and mind work with our experiences to create who we are, how we act and how that creates our experiences and relationships to the world around us. I wondered how our outer experiences influence our personal experience of our bodies and emotions, how we learn and explore the world and how we relate to the mysteries that we come across in our lives.

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I grew up surrounded by the forests, rivers, lakes and parklands of Ohio. I enjoy the type of deep, respectful relationship with nature that growing up playing and learning in nature provides. I am a committed nature adventurer, enthusiast and student. I continue to grow, learn and play in nature while backpacking, hiking, gardening, drawing and just allowing myself to be in and listen to my natural surroundings.

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Always curious, I have studied and engaged formally and informally in a broad range of topics in both experiential and intellectual ways. I've received formal degrees in history, sociology and the law. I've trained as a competitive athlete. I have practiced as an attorney and have helped to create and run both successful for-profit businesses and non-profit community programs and charities. I have been a member of, and at various times, a leader on teams and in organizations. My explorations and shifts in roles and interests are fueled by my interest in the wide range of knowledge and experience available in life.