This article is part of a series introducing the 2017-2020 SIGUCCS Executive Committee. Each Board member submitted answers to questions created by the SIGUCCS Marketing Committee.

How did you get involved in SIGUCCS?
Some coworkers were presenting at the Baltimore conference in 2004, and I went along. I had heard a lot of good things about SIGUCCS from other folks, and wanted to check it out.

Why did you want to be a Board Member?
Service is a hell of a drug. The more you volunteer for events, mentoring, and conferences, the more you see how crucial that service is to the sustainability of this organization. The Board is the next step, and will allow me to give that much more, and I can do my part to keep this great group running!

Who in SIGUCCS inspires you?
Wait, I can only give one answer? So many folks . . . Mo Nishiyama never fails to impress me how he can capture an audience in less words than it takes you to order at Starbucks. Trevor Murphy taught me that it’s the people who DON’T come up to introduce themselves that need (and are worth) attention. Of course, Laurie Fox showed me that life can throw all sorts of stuff at you, but as long as you stay strong, SIGUCCS will be there to prop you up, and then you owe it to SIGUCCS to prop up others after that.

What’s an accomplishment that you are especially proud of?
I convinced one of my SIGUCCS mentees to ask to be promoted to CIO at his college — and it worked!

You could always stop and talk to me about…
The Green Bay Packers

What do you do for fun?
I read way too much, and when I’m not staring at a screen or a book I like to get outside — camping, hiking, fresh-air sorts of things.

What are you looking forward to at the SIGUCCS 2017 Conference?
Yet another chance to see a great group doing great things!

How do you take your coffee?
In a cup, preferably my SIGUCCS 2008 speaker mug.