My Timeline
Since I've started at UNH all the way back in 2007, I have not proceeded along the traditional path. There have been up and downs, discoveries, side journey's, new passions, big life changes, which have ultimately let me to here! Finishing my college career after 17 years.
September 2007-Started at UNH in the Thompson School of Applied Sciences, focusing in Applied Business Management
September 2008-Became an RA
May 2009-Graduated
September 2009-Joined Wildcat Transit
January 2010-Earned my CDL-B with Passenger Endorsement
January 2011-Stopped attending UNH as I did not know what I wanted to do
May 2011-Earned my Tank endorsement
August 2012-Took some courses at Great Bay Community College with the aim of becoming a nurse
October 2015-Became a full-time staff member at Wildcat Transit teaching Commercial Driving. Stopped attending GBCC
May 2016-Started taking classes again and start to finish earning my Bachelors degree. My original goal was major in History (how i ended up with a minor in French) but I couldn't concentrate in the area I wanted so at the suggestion of my wife, I choose Outdoor Education
May 2017-Became Wilderness First Responder Certified. Realized I want to teach OE/OLM
October 2017-Proposed to my wife
August 2018-Bought a Tiny House on Wheels
October 2018-Got married
February 2020-Moved into the THOW
March 2020-COVID
May 2020-Furloughed with the fear that I might not be able to return to my job and finish my degree
August 2020-Returned but my college career had changed for the better. Most classes were outside and more people began to see the need for outdoor time and the importance of the outdoors. Renewed interest in history and the discovery of Place-Based learning as a concept
Fall 2021-Applied to Graduate School and becoming a graduate assistant here at UNH with the hopes of earning my masters in Outdoor Education
February 2022-Became a Nationally Registered CDL Trainer
Spring 2022-Accepted to both positions
May 2022-Graduated with a degree in Outdoor Education with a Minor in French after 6 years!
July 2022-Stepped down from being a full-time trainer at Wildcat Transit
August 2022-Renewed my WFR with the goal of becoming a WFR trainer through either SOLO or NOLS. Started the process of shadowing current WFR/WFA instructors.
August 2022-Start Graduate School in RMP with a focus on Recreation Administration
November 2022-Attended my first conference, AEE
January 2023-Began teaching RMP 411 Applied Recreational Risk Management
November 2023-Presented at AEE
April 2024-Presented at AEE Northeast