I love Seattle. Anyone who knows me will tell you that.

I’m lucky to have called Seattle home for more than two decades since I moved here in 2001 to attend the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington.

I have spent my time here exploring Seattle’s restaurants, bars, shops, lakes, beaches, roads and trails and making friends with so many great people who call this place home.

Having moved from Connecticut to Oregon in 1997 for high school in the charming Cottage Grove, I have been fortunate to spend most of my life in the Cascadia region surrounded by mountains, trees, water and seemingly infinite natural beauty.

I love exploring all of Cascadia’s small towns, shopping, dining, wine tasting, rafting and tubing the rivers, going on day hikes, and especially waking up on top of mountains on a backpacking or off-roading trip.

I've seen the region’s highs and lows and I'm here for its continued growth. The more I learn about this region's story, people and plans, the more I love it!

I love to share its fun secrets and show it off to others.