Born in Newport Beach, Ca Worked as a production potter for many years Graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute: BFA Graduate of UCLA: MFA Studied ceramics with Ken Ferguson, Victor Babu, Adrian Saxe, John Mason Was Artist in Residence in Perth, Western Australia, 1989 Designed, and produced fine handmade dinnerware in the 90’s Has taught ceramics at many institutions of higher education across Southern California Currently teaching at Soka University, Aliso Viejo, CA