About me
I'm a typical east coast transplant to the mountain west. I grew up in a hunting and fishing family in southeast Pennsylvania, earned a couple of degrees in fisheries biology, and moved west. The first decade of my career was spent in Yellowstone National Park working on restoration projects for westslope and Yellowstone cutthroat trout as well as Arctic grayling. In 2014, I moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico, spent five years as Department of Game and Fish as the Native Fish Program Manager, then promoted to the Assistant Chief of Fisheries for Research and Management. I work with a team of almost 30 people tasked with all aspects of sportfish, native fish, aquatic habitat, and aquatic invasive species management across the fifth largest state in the union.
I'm passionate about the resources I work with and dedicated to telling stories about the business of conservation. I've been honored to appear on the MeatEater podcast several times including Episode 79; From Taxes to Trout, when Steve Rinella and I discussed the mechanics of conservation funding through the Sportfish and Wildlife Restoration Acts.
Away from work, my wife Caitlin, also a conservation professional, and I spend as much time as possible in the woods and on the water with our two young sons.