I am an architect. I am the seventh generation on my family's farm in Lansing, New York, in the heart of the beautiful Finger Lakes region. I am a husband and father of three young children. I subcribe to some classic rural values. These include self sufficiency: harvesting my own firewood, generating my own electricity, and growing as much of my food as possible. I believe genuine, lasting change stems from motivation that originates within each of us. Finally, I love simple tasks because they help me to think deeply: gardening, cutting firewood, woodworking, mechanics, and taking care of the farm.