As a child in southern New York, I had a fascination with snakes that laid the foundation for my lifetime as a wildlife biologist, naturalist and field sciences educator.
Upon completion of my BS degree in wildlife ecology, I served as a Park Biologist in Niger, West Africa and taught in Kenya with the School for Field Studies (SFS), followed by three other tours in Africa.
I earned an MS in Zoology from U. Mass., Amherst and have studied and photographed wildlife in Africa, Australia, Costa Rica, Brazil and Bhutan.
Throughout the past 35 years, I’ve led a career in field sciences, education and guiding in Bhutan, Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks. Sharing my knowledge of and love for the abundant mammalian mega-fauna of this spectacular area is what keeps me in a state of happiness.