Father to an eight-year-old son and uncle four times over. Amateur mycologist. Hiker, trail runner and forager. Dubuque, Iowa native and frequent traveler.

Board member, foray committee chair, of the Prairie States Mushroom Club, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and Iowa's affiliated chapter of the North American Mycological Association:
https://www.iowamushroom.org

I seek to better understand Iowa fungi species and contribute to the Fungal Diversity Survey (FunDIS) and other efforts at conservation of fungi.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/fungal-diversity-database