What's important for my short 'trip around the sun'? Protecting vanishing natural spaces for our children and grandchildren, continued advocacy for the belief that inclusion, tolerance, and humility are key to achieving social justice for those still searching for that promise, and last but not least a world where personal integrity, civility, and words, still matter. The other important stuff?+ Personal passions - family, forest and watershed conservation, ecological/climate sustainability, hiking, scuba diving & reef preservation, travel, reading, history, political science, Bridge, choral music, piano, and all things outdoors+ Cascade Township Planning Commission, Secretary, 2022-2024 + Cascade Township Parks Committee, Vice-Chair, 2020 - 2023. Implement township Parks and Recreation Master Plan, make recommendations to the township regarding land acquisition/use, parks and recreation, and related ecological and conservation priorities.+ Cascade Township Election Inspector, 2020 - present+ Thornapple Association Board, 2019 - 2023, Vice-Chair, 2022-2023. Board responsibilities included ownership and oversite of Ada, Michigan hydroelectrical dam operations on the Thornapple River, as well as river-related utilization and conservation issues+ Preserve Steward and Burn Crew, Land Conservancy of West Michigan, 2018-present+ Executive Director, Land Conservancy of West Michigan, 2016-2021. Over the course of five years collaborated with an effective and passionate staff, as well as supporters, community stakeholders, and partners, to help protect and steward over 12,000 acres of land and raise more than 10 million dollars for land conservation projects and annual operations.+ Former Board Member and Vice Chair, Land Conservancy of West Michigan; former Advisory Board member, Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Michigan (DA Blodgett); Life Member, Michigan State Bar Foundation+ Member - Sierra Club, Wilderness Society, Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy, West Michigan Environmental Action Council, The Ocean Conservancy, State Bar of Michigan, Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (past president) + Attorney and counselor, with over 35 years of experience representing a broad range of individual and institutional interests throughout the State of Michigan. Service on State Bar Committee on Character and Fitness (two terms). Current, licensed member of the State Bars of Michigan and Colorado. Continued service as Case Evaluator for West Michigan Circuit Courts