My Life is Better Than Your Vacation

A bit about me..

The best way to sum it up is "My life is better than your vacation".

I live in the prettiest place in the world at the edge of the Continental Divide where I get to ski in an average of 300 inches of powder every year. In the summer I water ski, camp, jump out of airplanes, kayak, drive race cars and whatever else sounds fun at the time :)

I'm an internet developer (if you need a quote, lmk) and the Adapted Sports Development Director at Montana Ski Company - one of my awesome sponsors - where I am the crash test dummy who gets to ride (THE ONLY FULLY) custom skis designed for mono skiers and share them with other adapted riders.

My competitive athletic career began when I was 14 with a selection to the provincial team for nationals and spanned another 6 years. During that time I held Junior Development and Promotions and Fundraising positions on the board of Ontario Amputee Sports Association where I got my sports marketing and event planning start.

My professional life includes a successful modeling and acting career with a not-too-shabby collection of print, runway, film and television credits, 6 years as a writer (with 3 years as Associate Editor) at Active Living Magazine.

In my spare time I work with a very select number of charities - all programs and organizations that work toward changing the environment to include people with mobility and other impairments in mainstream life as opposed to trying to make us fit in or stay home.

Oh, and I do it from a wheelchair because I'm a double above knee amputee, which I guess to some people is kind of interesting, but to me it's just the way it's always been. The upside to my situation is the resulting circumstances have left me in a very unique position.

I have the opportunities, the abilities and the time to make a positive change. If you're interested in what I do, or maybe even participating yourself, come on in :).