- Strong interest in music: played violin in Anderson High School Orchestra for 25 years (current member), played bluegrass fiddle with family in several bluegrass festivals and summer camps, sang in Illumine selective youth choir for 7 years, played piano for 15 years and has performed as soloist on several occasions, participated in Anchorage Chamber Intensive for 2 years a pianist performing Schumann's Piano Quintet in E-flat major and Vaughn William's Quintet
- Enjoys hiking, mountain biking, photography, fishing, tennis, gardening