Age: 43.
Employer: Town of Drumheller.
Job title: Business Manager.
What three words would you use to describe yourself? Driven, empathetic, and caring.
How long have you been living in the valley? Two months.
Where are you from originally? Calgary, but I've lived all over Canada - in the Northwest Territories for five years, then in Quebec while working in Ottawa, and back to Calgary five years ago.
What do you like most about the valley? I love smaller towns and slower pace.
Anything you would change? More trees, although there’s a fair bit in the valley.
What are some of your top travel destinations? Holland, that’s where some of my family is from. Very much interested in going to India. I’m Buddhist, and that’s its birthplace. And I think New Zealand.
If you could travel through time, where and when would you like to visit? I would go see the enlightenment of the Buddha.
If you were stranded on a deserted island, what three things would you bring? My wife, my iPod, and eReader. This is all technical stuff, it sounds bad.
Choose one thing to eat for the rest of your life? Before I went vegetarian, I would have said hamburgers. Um, Kraft Dinner. I think I could eat that for the rest of my life.
If you could hang out with anyone, who would it be and what would you do? The Buddha, Gandhi, and Thich Nhat Hanh, and find enlightenment.
What’s on your playlist these days? Mumford and Sons, and a guy from the east coast who’s a blues jazzy kind.
If you had your own band, what instruments would you like to play? Lead guitar.
What are some of your favourite tv shows and movies? Whale Wars and Big Bang Theory. I don’t watch a lot of tv. I’m totally the superhero movie guy. I have a cousin who plays in the NHL, so I watch a lot of hockey.
If you were making a movie about your life, who would you want to play the part of you? Russell Crowe, but he’s not quite big enough though. Ron Pearlman, he’s a big guy.
What are your favourite sports to play or watch? Hockey and football. I used to play university football for the U of C.
Words of wisdom? Never judge anybody until you walk a mile in their shoes, or moccasins, as the saying goes.
