I am an East Coast transplant holed up in Bend Oregon- I am working on a bachelors degree in Commercial Recreation Management @ OSU Cascades- my goal is to finish school and find a job working @ a bike park- so that I can put by trail building- event planning- and proffessional development to work- helping to further the growth of mountain biking- I ride- I race- I build trails (I am an active member of Central Oregon Trail Alliance www.cotamtb.com and sit on the board as the event coordinator) I dabble in action photography- and spend as much time as I can involved in the improvement and advancement of mountain bike culture- If it wasn't for mountain biking- I don't know what I would do with my life and time- this sport has given me a way of life- a direction- and a constant evolution towards improvement and self mastery- mountain biking is the source- and I am glad that I have found a passion-