selected volunteer work and community service  adobe brick making, earthen building, and plastering activities with fifth-grade students Washington Elementary School, San Leandro, CA (November 2006) gardening and composting workshops for fourth-grade students Temescal Aquatic Masters Annual Swim-A-Thon, Oakland, CA (July 8 – 9, 2006) fundraiser participant for disadvantaged Oakland youth swim programs California Straw Building Association, Yorkville, CA (Summer 2006) workshop production team, volunteer staff California Clean Money Campaign, San Francisco, CA (November 2003) outreach table at annual Green Festival DemocracyNow! Radio News Program, Berkeley, CA (Summer 2003 – 2004) web-research assistant; logistics aide for speaking events in Berkeley KPFA Radio Station, Berkeley, CA (Fall 2002 – Fall 2004) phone room volunteer during pledge drives athletics Boulder Aquatic Masters, US Masters swim team, Boulder, CO (September 2009 - present) Raleigh Area Masters Aquatics, US Masters swim team, Raleigh, NC (July - August 2009) Durham Area Masters Aquatics, US Masters swim team, Durham, NC (April 2008 – Sept. 2008) North Carolina Open Water Championships: 4th in age group 3km, 1st in age group 2km (June 2008) Temescal Aquatic Masters, US Masters swim team, Oakland, CA (December 2005 - present) United States Masters Swimming club member and steering committee appointee FINA Masters World Championships (August 2006) men’s 200m medley relay; 200m freestyle relay; 3km open-water swim (placed 24th in age group) Participant in San Francisco Olympic Club Annual Trans-Tahoe Relay swim (July 2006) Cal Triathlon, University of California, Berkeley, CA (May 2005 – May 2006) collegiate triathlon team Cal Cycling, University of California, Berkeley, CA (May 2003 – May 2004) collegiate road cycling team Yoga practice, Berkeley and Oakland, CA; Thailand (Spring 2003 – present) Ultimate Frisbee, Clemson University, Clemson, SC (Fall 1999 – Spring 2000) collegiate ultimate frisbee team Men’s Club Soccer, Clemson University, Clemson, SC (Fall 1995 – Fall 1997) music bluegrass and alt-country musician (Fall 2003 – present)  mandolin and guitar, lead and harmony vocals lead guitarist: heavy rock band The Canonical Ensemble, Clemson, SC (Summer/Fall 2000) ska-punk band The Reagents, Clemson, SC (Summer/Fall 1998) university blues ensemble, Cholula, Mexico Spring 1998 diy (do-it-yourself) activities beer and wine homebrewing (Spring 2004 – present) bicycle mechanic (Summer 2000 – present) building, maintenance and repair of mountain and road cycles outing trip planner (1998 – present) logistics, management and organization for various wilderness outing trips, solo and small groups, activities including: on and off-road cycling, bicycle camping and touring, backpacking, rock climbing, backcountry skiing and snowshoeing, spelunking and orienteering. |