I was born just outside of Paris and I lived in France until just before my sixth birthday, at which point my family packed up and moved to the rolling hills of Tuscany, Italy, between Florence and Siena.


I completed five years of elementary school, three years of Junior High School, and one year of High School in Italy. The summer of my fifteenth birthday the family moved to Long Island just east of New York City. I finished High School, spent too many years in college, and have been working for my Alma mater ever since.


I have many passions and hobbies, ranging from riding and racing bicycles, woodworking, photography, travel, and more…