I AM...
- The oldest of three, born and raised in North Carolina
- Grateful to my parents for instilling a strong work ethic and appreciation of other cultures
- A lover of languages, but fluent only in English
- A resident of California for over half my life
- Striving to cultivate gratitude and a sense of wonder about the world
- Immensely appreciative of the arts
- Reliant on exercise to maintain my sanity
- A fan of open water swimming and world travel, and happy to combine the two
- A grateful member of West Hollywood Aquatics, a team formed in 1982 to participate in the first Gay Games
- Humbled by and deeply indebted to my LGBTQ predecessors and allies who fought so courageously for rights and freedoms I never dreamed would be realized in my lifetime
This profile appeared in the June 2020 edition of I Am Barnes & Thornburg.
