Not to sound cheesy, but I'm an eternal optimistic who believes one person with some passion can make a difference. I like exploring new ideas, places, and people. I was born and raised in the midwest, raised three boys who I'm pretty proud of, hoping I instilled a 'pay it forward' motto along the way.  I care about a lot of things, water seems to be my area of passion these days, a precious natural resource that is sorely wasted, wanted, and contaminated.

Interests: Family and friends; music; reading; things that boggle the mind; friendly arguments and open debates; pretty much anything new to me, geography, history, art; physical activities; nature hikes and finding cool shite to make cooler shite; ethnic cooking/sampling food and wine; gardening; story telling; lots and lots of stuff that don't involve a tv. Recycling and reinventing, creating masterpieces from crap.

One doesn't have to travel the world to understand the next door neighbor has a different view.

Happiness comes from within, compassion costs you nothing, mentoring can change a life.

What is your job title?
Administrative Assistant to the CIO

What are your job roles?
Supporting the CIO of the University of Iowa. Human Resource support to the staff in Information Technology Services.

Which program did you attend?
2009/2010 University of Iowa On-Campus IT Leadership

Worst attribute:
Inpatient