About
I was born in the San Fernando Valley of California and consider myself a dyed in the wool Valley boy. I went to elementary and junior high school just blocks from Mission San Fernando Rey de España and graduated from the Van Nuys High School Performing Arts Magnet program. I also spent a significant amount of time in the Santa Clarita Valley as well, as I was incredibly close to my grandmother and would spend as much time as humanly possible visiting!
The arts are incredibly important to me as both a person and as a minister. It was a junior high school counselor who placed me in my first theatre arts class, and I was hooked! Now in my spare time I am president of a nonprofit theatre reenactment troupe that performs at various renaissance faires and charity events, as well as teaching through living theatre at schools when requested. I love to act, I love to sing, and I feel that there is beauty and solemnity in the arts that can be tapped for worship.
I currently live in Mentone, CA with my husband of four years René, and my 20-year-old son Geordyn. We share our home with two very precocious animals, Rukia (a medium hair tortoiseshell cat) and a white Pomeranian named Polyphemus. My husband works in Resort Transportation and Parking at Disneyland, and my son is employed also by Disney at the California Adventure Park, working in Food Services.
I have a lot of hobbies, including reading, writing, and sewing. I design, create, tailor and embellish all of my own garments for my reenactments, as well as those of my son and the members of my troupe. While I love a good mystery, suspense or fantasy novel, I am a sucker for a good romance! I also love movies and have a small obsession with all things Disney, Harry Potter, and Dr. Who. Trips to Disneyland, Walt Disney World, camping, and faire are all spiritual retreats, sewing and machine embroidery are part of my spiritual practice.
*clockwise from the top: My husband René, my son Geordyn, and myself at EPCOT in Florida; Polyphemus, the Pomeranian and Rukia, the tortoiseshell grump; My nonprofit reenactment troup the Guilde of Sainte Marie: portraying the Court of Henri III of France
