I live in Londonderry, right along route 100 near the intersection of Middletown Road. I currently work in the tourism industry teaching fly fishing for Orvis in the summer, and teaching snowboarding for Stratton in the winter. It’s a fun way to make a living, but like many seasonal workers I struggle with the low wages and intermittent work schedule of the seasonal tourism industry.

I represent the Town of Londonderry on the Windham Regional Commission (WRC), serving 27 towns in Southern Vermont. I have been elected to the WRC Executive Board, Chair the Energy Committee, and sit on the Project Review Committee. I have worked on critical issues including ski area development, affordable housing, aging in place, restoration of industrial lands, review of Vermont Yankee, regional energy initiatives, and oversight of the WRC budget. I have worked to bridge differences between diverse constituencies, and have a proven record of building consensus on challenging issues.

Before moving to Vermont I worked as a staff photographer and then Chief of Photography for World Wrestling Entertainment (WWF/WWE). I joined the company when it was a small family enterprise, and helped it grow to become a multinational powerhouse and a leader in vertically integrated marketing, valued at more than a billion dollars. I’m proud of the innovations I developed, including a vast royalty free image archive that remains second to none, and an efficient image generation program that served two monthly magazines, more than a dozen web sites, all advertising and corporate needs, licensed product and product packaging, and a book publishing division. I look forward to bringing this kind of integrated approach to state government.

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