Board member since 2023
Company and job title: Electrician at Wieland
Location: Cayuga Creek Restoration Area
Hometown: Kenmore, NY
What experience led you to where you are today at the land trust?
“My backyard backs up to the Cayuga property…I was going to buy the Lozina property…I was put in touch with Joy and she met me out there with some other nice people… I just wanted to buy the property and keep it the way it is because I didn’t want anyone developing it, and she said that’s what we want to do too!”
What is your interest in the land trust? Why are you here? What do you hope to accomplish?
“From the board’s perspective, I would like to see more participation from members, but I would also like to see more participation from the community, especially in my neighborhood…everyone says the same thing “I didn’t know this was here”…one of the things I would like to do is get the word out a little bit more”
What brings you joy?
“Family and friends, and enjoying the outdoors with my wife. We spend a lot of time traveling and doing things outdoors. Our vacations are planned around the outdoors.”
What’s your favorite part about being on this board?
“I just like the people, I came on board wanting to protect and preserve what little nature I have in my neighborhood and through that I met all these passionate people that have the same ideas that I do… it makes me feel good to be part of something like this because there’s so many weird and bad things in the world that when good things come along you really appreciate them. This is something I really appreciate, I don’t take this for granted at all.”
What is your favorite season?
“I love Fall. I can’t stand the heat so I really don’t like the summer, then Winter is too dreary so I’m usually indoors, and then in Spring everything is just melting and it’s still grey. Definitely Fall.”
What is your favorite outdoor activity?
“When I go on vacations with my wife we enjoy looking for rocks…we love visiting caves all over the country.”
If you could have any superpower what would it be?
“X-Ray vision…I’m always looking at things and wondering what’s inside them, how they work and what they look like…plus it would be a lot easier to find rocks.”
Any current projects you’re working on or anything else you’d like to promote?
“I just started my own gaming company, Bobcat Games Studio… I’m a big gamer, board games, card games… my best times are spent at a gaming table with my buddies just having fun…I have ideas for a bunch of games, a lot of them are introductory games for children and young people who are growing up now addicted to their devices… if I could build something that is fun and brings people together, that would be awesome.”