- HOME: Bellingham, WA
- EDUCATION:
- Stanford University (BS & MS)
- UCLA (MBA)
- University of Arizona (PhD in Management Information Systems)
- JOB TITLE: Professor and Department Chair, Western Washington University
- WHAT I LIKE BEST ABOUT MY JOB: Co-workers, students, and the job variety
- MOST IMPORTANT LESSON LEARNED IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS: Life is short
- FAVORITES:
- MOVIES: Almost Famous, American Graffiti, Cinema Paradiso, It’s a Wonderful Life, Jean de Florette/Manon des Sources, Ghost World, Little Miss Sunshine, Local Hero, Moonlight, The Right Stuff, Taxi Driver, Whiplash
- WRITERS: Edward Abbey, Arthur Miller, William Shakespeare, John Steinbeck
- PLACE TO SEE A PLAY: Oregon Shakespeare Festival
- PHOTOGRAPHER: Ansel Adams
- MUSIC: “Hotel California” by the Eagles, “When I Look in Your Eyes”
by Diana Krall, “Travels” by the Pat Metheny Group, “Aja” by Steely Dan - TOWNS: Ashland, OR , Bellingham, WA
- SPORTS TEAMS: Ashland High Grizzlies, Stanford Cardinal, Western Washington Vikings
- PLACES TO HIKE: Pacific Crest Trail; Pt. Lobos State Reserve, CA; Oak Creek Canyon, AZ; Sabino Canyon, AZ; North Cascades National Park; Chuckanut Mountains, WA
- WWW LINK: ESPN
- DRINK: Spring water from the headwaters of Oregon’s Rogue River
- DINOSAUR: Tyrannosaurus Rex
- QUOTE:
I count myself in nothing else so happy
As in a soul remembering my good friends
— Shakespeare, Richard II