I was born at Portsmouth in England; during WWII we moved to Birmingham where I attended Anglican school.  Later, I graduated from Offley Teacher College  in Hertfordshire.  Then, I finished my advanced degree at PSU in Portland, Oregon.  I have dual United Kingdom and United States citizenship.  I teach a variety of interdisciplinary topics at Marylhurst University with a focus on environmental sustainability and animal welfare.  Previously while still married, I was proprietor of a small organic dairy farm in Washington state.   I have two married sons, three grandsons, and one granddaughter.  I am a faculty member of the Marylhurst University Sustainability Advisory Council and am interested in joining the Land Use Planning Committee with SMILE.