Ultimate Frisbee
I started playing Ultimate during my time at Penn State for the Penn State B team. I worked my way up to Penn State A for my senior year by playing in the State College Summer League (SCUL) and for the University of Southampton (Skunks) during my semester abroad. I was fortunate to be a member of the Skunks when we went to UK Nationals where were finished 6th in the UK.
Since my undergraduate years, I have played in community leagues in York, PA (SUPA), McAllen, TX (Tlacuaches), and Marathon, FL (Stoned Crabs)
In my quest for Ultimate I started community Ultimate leagues in Wallops Island, VA and Brownsville, TX where there were none previously. The Brownsville league has evolved into a club sport at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and has aspirations of national recognition.
Art
During high school, I took four years of art classes that have led into a lifelong hobby of creating art. I like to focus on the sea, its creatures and seascapes. I also enjoy designing logos, t-shirts and jerseys for my friends and organizations. What really interests me is creating an identity for an organization that shows every aspect of who they are.
Scuba Diving
I began diving in the spring of 2009 and have not turned back since then. Diving has taken me from the brisk, murky waters of upstate New York and Central Pennsylvania to the warm Caribbean waters of Belize, the Bahamas, Curacao and the Florida Keys. The ocean has always facinated me and I thought the best way to experience it was to get a little wet.
The bulk of the diving I've done recently is actually for science or work. My masters thesis work used my diving skills heavily as well as the work that I did as a commercial diver for Captain John's Dive Service in Port Isabel, TX and the Divemaster work for Captain Hook's Dive Center in Marathon, FL.
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About Me
Below you will find out a little bit more about what makes me tick.
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Currently the bulk of the diving I do is under AAUS standards as a Scientific Diver with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) out of Marathon, FL.