I was born and raised in Wellesley, Mass.   I graduated High School from Holderness School for Boys in N.H. and  I moved to Atlanta to attend Georgia Tech.  That adventure was cut short when I enlisted in the Air Force in 1966.  After four years in the military I returned to finish my degree in marketing at Georgia State University.  I then worked in the food industry as regional sales and marketing manager for various food manufactures until, in a Peter Pan moment (I won’t grow up), I decide to move to the Caribbean and live my dream of working and teaching diving.  I had a chance to do so for three months in the fall of 1991 so I jumped on the opportunity, moving to The Cayman Islands.  I am still here almost 20 years later and never regretted the move.  I have since out aged the dive industry and now work as a Real Estate Agent and Photographer.  Living in Paradise does have its benefits, from great year round weather to gorgeous beaches and happy people.
I am very active in the community and spend a large portion of my time in volunteer work.  I have been a member of one of the local Rotary Clubs for almost 19 years and served a term as President.  I also was a founding member of the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre the country’s first and only safe shelter for abused women and their children.  I have served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of that organization since its inception in 2003.
I am fortunate that my daughter and her family live here also so I get lots of Grand Dad time with my two Granddaughters, age 2.5 and 7 months.
I started my interest in woodworking making wooden NAF(Native American Flute) style flutes using a friend’s shop for the rough work and finishing on my front or back porch.  That led to discussion about using a lathe to turn the flutes and the next thing I know I have one on order.  That was a bit over one year ago.  I have been on the slippery spiral ever since.  I absolutely love turning and have showed my work on local art shows here on island and have been featured on local TV’s “Artist Expressions” show.  I think I am the only turner on the Island, because of this I have had no instruction and all I have learned has been trial and error ( a lot of both) and the help from the fine folks here at WR.  I can honestly say that this forum has meant everything to me when it comes to turning.  My skill level is constantly improving and it is an honor to be chosen as Featured member on this, my first year of turning.  What a fantastic pastime.  For some reason no matter what the world throws at me, life is always fine when I am on the back porch turning.  I think that is wonder of turning.