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I studied Math & Astrophysics at UC Davis & the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, and Astrophysics at UC Berkeley. After grad school, I worked for IBM as an engineer & manager, then as a manager in a startup software firm. I was fortunate to teach a summer Astro class at Chabot, enjoyed the challenge, & have been here since, now in my 35th year. I also taught at CSUEB & UC Berkeley. I was an editor of Mercury, an astronomy magazine & helped to develop educational activities at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, and worked for NASA writing about results from the Hubble Space Telescope, reviewing proposals for space missions, and developing labs using data from current satellites observing the Sun and planets around other stars. In 2022 I worked on NASA's SOFIA Airborne IR Observatory. I am an honored recipient of the Reed L. Buffington award for teaching, absolutely love teaching Astronomy & Physics, and love sharing how much astronomy is actually a part of our lives.