Apolonia “Apple” Alvarez '24 (Student Representative)
Term: 2021-2024
Apple is the junior student representative for the Alumni Board. She is an Environmental Science Major with a Political Science minor. Apple is an active member of Skidmore’s Student Government Association, she served as the Sophomore Senator (’21-’22) and currently serves as the Sustainability Commission Chair. In her free time Apple loves to take walks in the Northwoods and workout at the Williamson Sports Center.
Morgan Baum '17 (Chair, Young Alumni Giving)
Term: 2022-2025
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Morgan Baum is excited to join the Alumni Board as Chair of Young Alumni Giving. She is also thrilled to be starting a new position as Program Manager for Atlas Workshops after spending the beginning of her career at Avenues The World School developing international experiential education opportunities as well as after school and summer camp programming. She is a passionate experiential global educator who finds any opportunity to create meaningful global connections for students. After graduating from Skidmore College, Morgan continued her education at Teachers College, graduating with a masters in Comparative and International Education. At the core of her work, Morgan seeks to help students develop cross-cultural competencies in order to engage with a global community in sustainable and ethical impact work.
Angela Botiba '15 (Chair, Young Alumni & Undergraduate Outreach)
Term: 2021-2024
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Angela is originally from Cameroon, Africa. She earned a Bachelor of Science from Skidmore in 2015 in Management and Business, minoring in Spanish. A Hall of Famer, Angela was recognized by the Liberty League Conference for numerous individual accomplishments but she is proudest of leading the team her senior year to the first League Championship Title for the Skidmore Women’s Basketball Program. While on campus, she worked as an Admissions Ambassador as well as a Student Assistant in both the Sports Center and Business Services.
Angela moved to New York City after graduation where she continued her contributions to the Skidmore community as a volunteer for the Admissions Office and the Skidmore Fund. She represents Skidmore at area college fairs and conducts local interviews with prospective students. She is also a member of the Alumni Association Nominating Committee and an inaugural member of the Friends of Skidmore Athletics Leadership Council supporting the efforts of the Department of Athletics and the Office of Advancement.
During the past six years, Angela has worked at NYU Langone Health (New York University's Academic Medical Center) as a Senior Data Analyst where she evaluated clinical performance data, identified data trends, and made operational recommendations for clinical quality improvement initiatives and cost-effectiveness. Now, Angela is moving onto Graduate School where she will pursue a dual-degree Master’s program in Healthcare Administration and Business Administration at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities.
Angela R. Foss ’82 (Chair of Class Council)
Term: 2022-2025
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A business major at Skidmore, after graduation, Angie moved to Boston and began volunteering for Skidmore, starting local, as an Alumni Admissions Correspondent and Skidmore-Boston Club volunteer. After a stint as club president, she became chair of clubs on the Alumni Association Board of Directors for a three-year term in 1989. Later she served on the Board's Awards Committee from 2007 to 2010. In 2017, the Alumni Association honored her with a Volunteer Service Award.
Following the early days of fundraising from local telephone banks, in 2013, Angie joined the National Annual Fund Advisory Committee for a six-year term. Then, in 2013, she became a member of the Legacy Society Advisory Council, which she still enjoys.
For her class, Angie has helped plan every reunion. She has co-chaired the Reunion Committee with classmates Jennifer Aborn-Hart and Chuck Kaufman for over twenty years. For many years, Angie and Jennifer have also been Class co-Fund Chairs. She was Class Secretary from 2002 to 2016.
After two decades working in academic and research administration, in 2007, Angie became an independent freelance project manager and event organizer for both individuals and business entities. Other volunteer roles include currently serving as President of The College Club of Boston and a long-time member of the Junior League of Boston. She is also a trustee of her condominium association.
Jennifer Hart '82 (Chair of Reunions)
Term: 2021-2024
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A music and psychology major at Skidmore, Jennifer went on to receive her Masters in Curriculum and Design, from what was then Castleton State College (now Castleton University), in Vermont. She combined the three degrees and had a successful 37-year career in Music Education. Over the years, she taught all the way from pre-kindergarten through college, making her way from VT, to NY, to MA, and finally back to VT, where she taught in her hometown of Rutland for most of her career, until finally deciding it was time to give someone else a chance.
During her junior year at Skidmore, Jennifer was her dorm president; however, she is most proud to have started The Accents, with Bonnie Gray Lindquist ’81. After graduation, and missing a cappella, she started The Cats Meow (at the University of VT), The Noteables (in Katonah, NY), and The Unpredictables (in Rutland, VT).
Staying involved with Skidmore has always been a priority. Jennifer started as a class agent, and then, for as long as she can remember, has been co-chair of the Alumni Fund (with Angie Foss) and co-chair of the reunion committee (with Angie and Chuck Kaufman). Prior to the Alumni Board, she served six years on the nominating committee. She is also a proud parent of Samantha ’16.
When not doing things for Skidmore, Jennifer enjoys singing and playing her guitar, playing golf, and reading. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the Rutland Jewish Center.
Jennifer Cummings Hillery ’00 (Chair of Nominating)
Term: 2023-2026
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Jennifer graduated from Skidmore iwith a B.A. in Government. Her passion for government started through various roles in Skidmore’s Student Government Association, and continued to grow with her course work and an internship with the New York Attorney General’s Office in Albany. After Skidmore Jennifer worked for the New York City law firm Dewey Ballantine, LLP, and then attended Northeastern University School of Law from which she graduated in 2004 with a Juris Doctor. Her passion for working in the public sector led her to become an Assistant District Attorney for four years in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Jennifer represented the Commonwealth in both trial and appellate courts, and she received the Justice Ruth Abrams award for her writing skills and oral advocacy. Jennifer has since used her legal skills to serve her community on the boards of not-for-profit organizations and on political campaigns. She also has held elected office in town government since 2015. Inspired by being a member of a public speaking club for women, called Speaker Sisterhood, and having two of her speeches published, Jennifer launched a branch of that club in the fall of 2019. As a club leader she helps other women gain confidence speaking in front of an audience.
Jennifer has been an active alumna volunteer for more than 15 years. She has served as a class agent, Reunion volunteer and class historian. Jennifer is currently fund chair, a regional group volunteer, an admissions contact, and just finished two terms on the Nominating Committee before joining the Alumni Board.
Katherine Horoschak '84 (Chair of Admissions)
Term: 2021-2024
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Katherine graduated in 1984 with a B.A. in American Studies. Her early career was spent in non-profit fund raising and administration, working for the American Red Cross, the Seneca Zoo Society, and The Nature Conservancy. Her appreciation for her liberal arts education led her to focus her career in higher education where she has worked since 2000. In 2004, she began working on behalf for her current institution, Salve Regina University. During her time at Salve, she has played a leadership role in three capital campaigns, managed a team of gift officers, run fund raising events, and overseen the alumni/parent relations function. In her current role as Assistant Vice President for Advancement Operations, she leads advancement services, prospect research, campaign systems, donor relations, and leadership volunteer matters. Since graduation, she has served Skidmore as a class agent, regional club volunteer, and alumni admissions representative. Katherine has served on the board of her local food pantry and her condo association. She lives in scenic Rhode Island with her husband Jim, with whom she walks the beach year-round.
Colleen Barber Hursh '04 (Chair, Regional Programming)
Term: 2021-2024
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Colleen Barber Hursh graduated from Skidmore in 2004 with a degree in psychology and later, in 2010, she earned her Master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from UMass Boston. Since leaving Skidmore in 2004, Colleen has been working for the Department of Veterans Affairs. For nearly 19 years she worked in a neuropsychology research lab at the VA hospital in Boston, MA, and in March 2023, she transitioned to the VA hospital in Bedford, MA, where she currently works as Program Specialist for the National Coordinating Center for the VA’s Advanced Fellowship in Geriatrics.
Jane Feinberg Karlin ’72, P’03 (Chair of Presidents Society)
Term: 2021-2024
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Jane Feinberg Karlin has enjoyed a distinguished career as a fundraiser and leader of institutional advancement programs. With a focus on higher education and Jewish communal organizations, she has had senior positions at New York University, The New School, Hadassah, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and The Jewish Agency for Israel. In June 2019 she retired from the Jewish Agency, where she was Senior Vice President for Israel and Global Philanthropy, to teach and pursue research interests that reflect her training in American Studies. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the George H. Heyman Jr. Program for Philanthropy and Fundraising in the Center for Global Affairs at NYU School of Professional Studies. In addition to serving on the Alumni Association Board, where she is National Chair of the Presidents Society, she sits on the Women of Reform Judaism Board, supporting women’s engagement in Reform congregations across North America, and is on the Steering Committee of Allies in Action, an initiative aligned with Women of Color in Fundraising and Philanthropy. She also holds degrees from Brown University (AM) and New York University (Ph.D.) and resides in New York City, where she and her late husband raised two children. Her daughter is also a Skidmore College graduate.
David M. Levine '91 (Alumna/us Trustee)
Term: 2022-2026
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David Levine is President and CEO of Presidio Mortgage Holdings, LLC. Presidio Mortgage is an entrepreneurial Real Estate platform focused on renovating and building multifamily communities and providing capital to Real Estate Professionals. Presidio Mortgage Holdings is headquartered in San Francisco.
David has 25+ years of experience in the multifamily finance industry. His career
began at Fannie Mae in their Housing Policy Group and from there, moved to New York
where he worked in the Fixed Income Group at UBS Securities and then Prudential Securities.
In 1995, David moved to San Francisco to help launch ARCS Commercial Mortgage. ARCS
grew to be the nation’s largest apartment house lender. ARCS was sold to PNC bank
in 2007. David remained with PNC thru 2010.
In 2009, David became Chair of The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco and
remained Chair thru 2013. Between 2011 and 2013, the museum became full time as the
museum was without an Executive Director (ED) and David assumed the role of Interim
ED until a successor was found. The CJM receives about 125,000 visitors a year.
David is a proud Skidmore College graduate and serves on multiple nonprofit Boards and as Executive Director of a private family foundation. David enjoys tennis, running and adventurous eating.
Jeffrey Maron '84 (Alumnus Trustee)
Term: 2021-2025
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Neil I. McKinnon III ’97 (Chair of Diversity)
Term: 2021-2024
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Born and raised in Brooklyn, Neil McKinnon attended Bishop Ford CCHS. At Skidmore, he earned a B.S. in business and management with a minor in international affairs. After a stint on the Alumni Board's Nominating Committee, he signed on as Chair of Diversity and Inclusion.
Neil launched his career in Geico's Management Training Program. After attending his 10th Reunion, he caught the entrepreneurial itch and started his own equipment rental company. He sold the company (Poshbooth) in 2018 and has been working as a small business consultant specializing in the develop of commercial and government business.
Neil lives in Springfield, Va., with his wife Fiona and their four girls: Marley, Madison, Macie and Malia. The family recently welcomed a new member; a mutt named Wall-e. You can still find Neil in the gym playing basketball with faculty and staff during Alumni Board meeting weekends.
Dana Metes ’90 (Chair of Awards)
Term: 2023-2026
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An English major at Skidmore, Dana’s first job after graduation was at a publishing company in Chicago owned by Susan Hirsch Schwartz ’68. After going back to school 6 years later and earning her Juris Doctor from Franklin Pierce Law Center, Dana practiced intellectual property law at two New York City law firms. After eight years, the siren call of New England life drew her back north, where she built a third career in higher education. Now a managing director of the Dartmouth College Fund in Hanover, NH, Dana attributes the ease with which she was able to switch professions to the strong liberal arts foundation she received at Skidmore. She has enjoyed giving back to Skidmore ever since, from acting as class correspondent for more than 20 years, to helping establish two classmate memorials, to serving on the Alumni Association Awards Committee. In addition, she has served multiple terms in her other current roles; president, Reunion chair and class agent. Dana is an avid baker, and when she’s not working or on vacation traveling she spends time at home in Hartland, Vermont with her rescue dogs Stella and King Arthur.
Justin Model ’91 (VP for Programming)
Term: 2023-2026
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Justin is an experienced marketer with a track-record of creating and implementing strategic, client and brand-centric programs that have made revenue contributions. His specialties include experiential client programs, awareness and consideration campaigns, partner marketing, sponsorship negotiation and activation, digital media, and stakeholder and people management.
Justin currently leads the marketing and strategy for Thompson Hine LLP’s National Bankruptcy and Restructuring practice and the New York region. Justin joined the firm after spending two-years as an independent marketing consultant assisting brands with integrated campaigns, communications, internal operations, partner marketing programs, social media strategies, and large-scale sponsorships and events. Prior to that, Justin headed the U.S. marketing and business development efforts for the corporate practice of a global law firm. From 2005- 2015, Justin was the Marketing & Communications Director for Accenture’s East leading a regional team of four field marketers. His career also includes marketing leadership roles in three global law firms and technology start-ups as well as nonprofit associations. He started his career in politics as an aide to a NYC Councilman, as a lobbyist for Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and as the Vice President, Business Development for the NYC Economic Development Corporation.
A two-time Ironman finisher, Justin currently chairs USA Triathlon’s Marketing Committee and was a member of the organization’s NE regional council for six years serving as chair, vice chair, treasurer and secretary. He is also a member of the national and northeast regional advisory boards of the Challenged Athletes Foundation, former Chair of Asphalt Green Triathlon Club’s Steering Committee.
Justin has an MBA from Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Global Business and a BA from Skidmore College. Justin is happy to re-join the Skidmore’s Alumni board after serving on the board in two other roles
Amy O’Leary ’92 (Alumna/us Trustee)
Term: 2020-2024
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Amy earned a degree in psychology and early education from Skidmore in 1992 and went on to earn a master’s in public administration from the Sawyer Business School at Suffolk University. In 1999, she received Skidmore’s David Porter Young Alumni Service Award and in 2012 received an Alumni Outstanding Service Award. Amy has served in many volunteer roles as an alumna, serving as class president, class agent, reunion chair for her fifth and 10th reunions, president of the Boston Skidmore Club and in various capacities on the alumni board, most recently as vice president for involvement, chair of reunions, and a Nominating Committee member.
She is director of Early Education for All, a campaign of Strategies for Children, an advocacy and policy organization that works to ensure that Massachusetts invests the resources needed for all children, from birth to age five, to access high-quality early education programs. Amy joined SFC in 2002 as the early childhood field director and has also served as the Campaign’s deputy director. Prior to joining SFC, Amy worked as a preschool teacher and program director at Ellis Memorial in the South End of Boston. In March 2017 Amy was elected President-elect of the governing board of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Her four-year term started in June of 2017 serving as President from June 2018-2020. She serves on the adjunct faculty at Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development and Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester. Amy is a member of the Massachusetts Kids Count Advisory Council and the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care Advisory Committee. Amy also serves on the Board of Directors of the Children’s Investment Fund in Boston. In addition, Amy presents at national, state and local conferences and provides technical assistance to advocates and elected officials in other states.
James "Bucky" Polk '89 (Chair, Friends of Athletics (FOSA) )
Term: 2023-2026
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Bucky graduated in 1989 with his BS in Business. Four years of hockey and three years in Residential Life roles convinced him that he would be a great fit for a sales and sales leadership career. After starting selling copiers on the west coast, Bucky moved to Chicago in 1993 and quickly embarked down the medical device path sales. The first step was in Dental sales, and then, starting in 1996, 24 years of Cardiovascular sales, training and leadership. He worked for wonderful companies like Boston Scientific, Abbott and a smaller company called Spectranetics. During his time in Chicago, he met his future wife, Noelle, in swing dance class! They were married in 2002, welcomed daughter Shayne in 2005 and son Quinn in 2007. Spectranetics asked Bucky to move to Colorado in 2013, and south Denver has been the home since. He is still in the Med Device/Biotech space and is eager to serve on the Alumni Board as the Friends of Athletics (FOSA) Chair.
Janet M. Reardon ’92 (Chair, Career & Professional Development )
Term: 2022-2025
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A Government and French double major at Skidmore, Janet went on to earn her J.D. at Fordham University School of law, then practiced corporate and real estate transactional law for five years in New York City and Boston. Finding the practice of law unfulfilling, Janet moved to San Diego and made a career transition to Human Resources, working at organizations in diverse industries, including technology, construction and clinical research. As a strategic HR business partner for a clinical research organization, Janet had the opportunity to relocate several times, including a four-year assignment in Geneva, Switzerland, where she was able to use her French language skills honed during her junior year abroad with Skidmore in Paris. After a stint in Durham, North Carolina, upon her return to the United States, Janet relocated yet again, this time for a role with a new company, when she took strategic HR Business partner role with Moderna and moved to the Boston area.
Janet credits the liberal arts education she received at Skidmore for fostering an ability to think strategically, to embrace change, and to bring order from chaos. In an effort to give back to the organization that has given so much to her, Janet has volunteered for Skidmore in many different capacities, serving in volunteer roles as class correspondent, reunion planning volunteer, and alumni admissions contact. In addition to her volunteer work with Skidmore, Janet has been a member of various chapters of the Junior League, twice serving on the board of directors (in San Diego and Indianapolis). Now settled in Duxbury, MA, Janet is thrilled to be leaving near her family and many of her closest Skidmore friends.
Robert Resnick ’88 (President)
Term: 2023-2026
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Rob is a retired U.S. Army colonel who served in the Judge Advocate General's (JAG) Corps for 24 years including deployment to Iraq. He served as a staff judge advocate, the pinnacle JAG assignment, a rare three times, during which he was the primary legal counsel for senior commanders and supervised the legal office. Rob was considered among the Army's criminal law experts. He currently teaches at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, FL.
Prior postings include: Staff Judge Advocate at the 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA; Staff Judge Advocate at the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence at Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Chief, Defense Counsel Assistance Program for the U.S. Army where he trained and supported military defense attorneys worldwide; Staff Judge Advocate at the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence at Fort Rucker, AL; Deputy Staff Judge Advocate at Fort Lewis, WA; Chief of International and Operational Law at Fort Lewis; and Chief of Criminal Law Division at Fort Stewart, GA, from 2002-2004, during which he was deployed to Iraq for combat operations in 2003, led the task force that established the first free court system in that country since the Ba'ath Revolution, and provided real-time support to the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division command during the war. A Government major, Rob holds a J.D. from New England School of Law and an L.L.M. in Criminal and Military Law. He has been admitted to the bar for the U.S. Supreme Court and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He has previously served the College on the Alumni Association Board of Directors, Class President, Reunion Chair, Class Agent, and Alumni Admissions Contact.
Austin Somers '25 (Student Representative)
Term: 2023-2025
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Austin is the junior student representative for the Alumni Board. He is a double major in Education Studies and Classics and currently works several times a week as a teaching assistant in Skidmore's Early Childhood Center with their pre-k students. At night Austin loves to workout with his friends at the Williamson Sport Center.
Anne Wargo '89 (VP for Alumni Giving & Chair of the Skidmore Fund)
Term: 2021-2024
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An English-French major at Skidmore, Anne landed her first job after graduation with a boutique consulting firm in New York. She moved with her husband to Boston then San Francisco and finally New Jersey where she and her family have lived for more than 20 years. Anne's particular focus on supporting women in growing their careers in Corporate America led her to a role at IBM where she supported global programs designed to elevate high performing women to executive roles. She founded her own consulting practice and has supported clients in a variety of consultative capacities for the last 10 years. She has been actively involved in volunteer organizations locally and is well positioned to support these local organizations thanks to the strong liberal arts foundation she received at Skidmore. She worked with Skidmore to establish memorial funds in memory of two dear Skidmore friends, Richard Amdursky '88 and Jennifer Landers '90. She is proud of her long-standing involvement with Skidmore as a class agent, 1989 Presidents Society Chair and now Alumni Board Member. Anne enjoys walking with friends, gardening, cooking, golf.
Wendy Wilson '96 (Alumna/us Trustee)
Term: 2023-2027
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Wendy L. Wilson is an award-winning journalist and content creator with over two
decades of professional editorial experience. She is currently the Executive Editor
at BET.com where she is responsible for the oversight of the editorial team, approve,
edit and manage the daily editorial workflow, producing various video series, securing
exclusive interviews, and collaborating with senior stakeholders on strategic projects
and editorial partnerships.
Wendy is the former Managing Editor at theGrio.com, the former Managing Editor at Ebony and Jet magazines and the former News Editor at Essence.com and Essence magazine. This makes Wendy the ONLY journalist to date who has worked on staff at three of the most prestigious African-American national media outlets in the country. While at Essence, Wendy also oversaw the news section (which included the inception of Essence's first Washington D.C. correspondent and developing a relationship with the White House Press Corp.) as well as the editorial internship program where she hired, trained, and mentored several young journalists, who are now thriving in the industry.
Throughout her career, Wendy has reported and produced several high-profile
interviews with politicians, heads of state, and celebrities (including former President
of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former First Lady of the United States Michelle
Obama, media icon Oprah Winfrey and befallen actor and philanthropist Bill Cosby).
And yet, the stories she feels are most poignant are those that involve ordinary people
overcoming extraordinary circumstances.
Wendy is a graduate of New York University where she received a master’s degree in Journalism and a graduate of Skidmore College where she received a bachelor’s degree in English. She is the former chair of Diversity for Skidmore’s Alumni Board and in 2018, became an adjunct professor at the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University teaching a course on Race and Gender in the Media.
Wendy has freelanced for various outlets including NAACP’s The Crisis Magazine, Family Circle, Scholastic, Essence, WebMD.com, Push Black and Brass City Media.
Ken Zeitler '82 (VP for Strategic Communications)
Term: 2022-2025
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Ken Zeitler graduated from Skidmore in 1982 with a BS degree in Business concentrating in accounting and management. The following year Ken graduated from Suffolk University with a MBA specializing in Finance. Throughout his career he served as a financial analyst, a financial manager and a financial business partner to many departments spanning 32 years at New England Telephone, NYNEX, Bell Atlantic and Verizon. Upon retirement, Ken worked for several small companies before landing with Dell Technologies as a Project Accountant, and currently as a Senior Advisor of Business Operations for the last two years.
Ken had served in many volunteer roles as an alumnus from being on numerous reunion committees to participating on the Alumni Board’s Nominating Committee for six years ending in 2020. He looks forward to rejoining the Alumni Board as VP of Strategic Communications.
In his free time, Ken enjoys traveling with his wife Marcie as well spending time with his three children Lauren, Steven, and Andrew, and his granddaughter Henny.