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My
interest in space exploration came from my Uncle Paul,
who worked for NASA during the days of Gemini and Apollo.
My father, a civil engineer, also worked for the Apollo
program, helping design the restraints that held the
Saturn V on the launch pad from engine start until liftoff.
I
rediscovered astronomy with the arrival of Halley's
Comet in 1986. As a amateur astronomer, I began to volunteer
at the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History's Planetarium
as a weekend lecturer. I joined the paid staff in 1988,
and became a Planetarium Educator in 1990. I also have
served as Assistant Curator of Astronomy in the Caryl
D Philips Space Theater at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
in Dayton, Ohio; and as Planetarium/Science Educator
at the Schenectady Museum in upstate New York. Today
I work in the Digital Dome Planetarium at the New Detroit
Science Center as the Planetarium Education Coordinator.
I
assisted the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College of the
British Virgin Islands (B.V.I.) with the operation of
the Briercliffe-Davis Observatory and teaching astronomy
to public & private schools on Tortola and Virgin
Gorda during my three visits there. During my 2nd visit
I brought a STARLAB planetarium, the first to my knowledge,
to be used on the B.V.I.
Member:
International Planetarium Society, Great Lakes Planetarium
Association. Warren, Michigan Astronomical Society
Past member: Cincinnati Astronomical Society; Miami
Valley Astronomical Society in Dayton, Ohio; President,
Albany Area Amateur Astronomers – upstate New York
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