My Story

Redneck, jetsetter, country singer, bookworm, hunter, gatherer, friend, son, lover, brother -  working on all of this and I'm still finding new ways to spend time. I am guided by a curiosity for life that leaves me dabbling in many things without claiming mastery over any of it.

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I'm recently returned to my homelands in North Carolina after spending the better part of my 20s soaking on the golden shores of California. I've seen much of this country and the world beyond since setting out at 18 but time is a circle; all that wandering has led me right back to where it all began, chasing snakes and waiting for the leaves to turn. 

 

I've worked for most kinds of organizations in the environment and climate field, most recently for the State of California. I learned a lot about what it takes to represent the public interest and put your own opinions to the side so we can find the best ways to share the lands (and waters, as often is the case in my work) that we all depend on.  My practices, be it surfing/spearfishing or hunting/foraging, have always informed my work and my relationship to the (eco)systems I am charged with studying and stewarding.

 

My work as an environmental professional manager has influenced my music and art in ways that often escape my awareness. I've been profoundly moved and had my scientific assumptions challenged by art and storytelling enough times to know there are many ways of "knowing" something. You don't have to be working "in the field" to be an environmentalist, or at least that's what I have been telling myself during this my hiatus (I've been calling it my sabbatical) in Summer of 2025. 

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After a heart-opening month and a half in Europe, I return to North Carolina eager to continue my work exploring the nexus between sustainable livelihoods, shared ecosystems, and public policy with an emphasis on environmental justice. I will continue to write songs and make art that helps me better understand this landscape and my community. I look forward to the many collaborations and unexpected turns this next chapter holds.