grade was fortunate to have a choir teacher whose husband was in the Four Freshmen and who introduced me to Jazz piano. I've been honored to be the recipient of several outstanding musician awards in the Pacific North West at various Jazz Festivals.
I was selected as Washington State Senator Gordon's first United States Senate Page in High School and which led me to my eventual studies in Political Science in College at Oregon State University. I was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 12th round in 2001 and played one short season before sustaining a shoulder injury. During this time I was also composing music in the evenings after long days in Spring Training with the Rockies, building out a music library which is utilized for film trailers, television shows, video games and advertising campaigns, including global campaigns for Adidas, national campaigns for Comcast, and television shows such as Smallville, and One Tree Hill.
I relocated to Southern California after baseball where I was a pioneer in growing digital advertising agencies including Red Games, previously Red Interactive whose clients included Oprah and the Discovery Channel which was eventually sold to William Morris Agency, and with Left Field Labs Agency whose main clientele included Google. I was a recurring lecturer at Hyper Island, known as the "Digital Harvard" and by CNN as "one of the most interesting schools in the world." where I spoke on the importance of embracing change and transformation and the critical philosophy of building bridges within organizations.
I was involved in several international projects prior to my current role as nthe co-founder of Green.org. We are launching regenerative platforms internationally that incorporate innovative technology, content, gamification and cultural influencers to create security, hope, and expand democracy while proving out circular economic models.
I am a beekeeper and have been the guardian to 17 hives over the years and co-created a monarch butterfly sanctuary in the Santa Monica Mountains. I am the proud co-parent of my 9 year old daughter who's generation will I believe undoubtedly transform our Planet into the Best Possible World.