I am a grassroots organizer with the Sierra Club and a self-employed leadership coach for changemakers who are ready to experience more joy in their work.

I'm a planner and a doer, but I like to go with the flow and smile a lot while I'm at it.

I spend most of my time in Baltimore City organizing communities in Baltimore to advocate for a just and equitable transition from outdated coal and gas-burning power to locally-made clean energy, but I love to travel when I can.

I am a proud dad of a dog named Riker. We both love hiking and exploring new foods.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am new to the CS community, but I am very excited to be involved as a host and as a traveler! There is no better way to travel than to share experiences with others, and sometimes strangers make the best friends.

Interests

I love to be outside, and I love people!

• dogs
• cooking
• technology
• reading
• traveling
• hiking
• science
• food
• activism
• outdoors
• learning
• jazz music
• life coaching
• organizing

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Front porch sing-alongs with friends and beer. Also, folk & jazz.

What I've read recently:

Harry Potter (all of them)
This Is An Uprising
Reinventing Organizations
State of Wonder
Postmortal
The Case for Reparations

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Hiked to the peak of the highest volcano in Central America (Tajumulco, Guatemala)

Teach, Learn, Share

I am really interested in building community resilience in the face of climate change and organizing resistance to unjust power structures. I regularly teach about the challenges our society is facing with unsustainable energy consumption and fossil fuels, and I love to work with communities to advocate for solutions.

I also like to teach people how to play hand drums.

Things I would like to learn:

- How to cook different foods, and especially to bake bread.
- How to brew beer
- How to play guitar and piano
- Carpentry
- How to grow my own food
- Permaculture design
- How to build my own simple home from scratch

What I Can Share with Hosts

I love to share stories and good conversation, music, cooking, and two hands to clean up or do the dishes.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Costa Rica, France, Guatemala, New Zealand, Nicaragua

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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