I have been a Rotarian since the fall of 1991, all of that time, except for the first year as a member of the Rotary Club of Cleveland (Ohio), USA.  I have served as Club President, District Governor (2012-2013), and am currently ARRFC for Zone 30 and Council on Legislation Delegate for District 6630.  I have been President of IFBR since 2013, where I have enjoyed meeting bird watchers from all over the world and birding with some of them at our Annual Field Trip which follows each RI Convention.

I grew up seeing birds at our bird feeders and during hours spent outdoors. This casual interest continued into adulthood until the spring of 1988 when I was introduced to warblers. After that, birds became an integral part of my life. Vacations were planned around birding and even family visits included some birding activities. Gradually I added leading bird walks, Citizen Science projects, and in 1996 started to learn how to band (ring) birds. In 2000 I started a spring and fall bird banding project at a local Nature Center which continued through 2018 when it was suspended due to major reconstruction of a boardwalk in the study area. I hope to resume banding this fall (2020).