Academic training:
Corona del Mar High School: Newport Beach, California
University of California at Irvine: BS in Biology
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville: Teacher training & certificate:
Work History:
10 years in commercial nurseries & gardening.
15 years in house carpentry & architecture.
25 years as a high school biology teacher in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Vietnam, Lebanon & Guatemala.
Publications:
The Woody Plants of Colegio Nueva Granada: Co-author, graphics.
Aves de la Sabana de Bogotá: Managing editor, plate design, funding.
Birdsounds of Nicaragua: Main author & recordist.
Xeno Canto: Numerous birdsound recordings.
For the last 7 years I have been establishing a forest reserve and research center in Colombia.
I am the executive director of Fundación Reserva La Esperanza.