I am originally from a small town in Virginia and moved to the metro Atlanta area in November 1997. I have been involved in aviculture for more than fourteen years. I started out breeding cockatiels and conures; however, quickly branched out to include many other parrots as well. While I keep or have kept a variety of parrots as well as a toucan, my interests lie primarily with Lories and Pionus Parrots. I am currently working with four species of pionus and several different types of lories. I accidentally got into lories early on, when I discovered a Red Lory (Eos bornea) in a pet store. Lories have been my passion ever since. I am a member of the Solomon Island Parrot Consortium, a cooperative breeding program which imports some lories not well established in American aviculture.
I have been a member of the American Federation of Aviculture since the early 90’s and have been a Club Delegate for more than five yeas. I currently serve as the AFA Sate Coordinator for Georgia. In August 2002 I joined the Board of Directors for the AFA as the Specialty Vice President. Nationally, I am on the Boards for and active in both the American Lory Society and the Pionus Parrot Research Foundation. I am the editor for the American Lory Society Network; their quarterly newsletter. I am the the AFA Delegate and Treasurer for the Pionus Parrot Research Foundation. Locally, I serve as the Vice President for the Georgia Cage Bird Society and am also their AFA delegate and editor of the newsletter.
I am a member of the American Zoo & Aquarium Association (AZA) I have written a number of articles that have been published both in the US and abroad. In 2004 I published my first book, The Lory Owner's Survival Guide. I have been a speaker at a number of club meetings and convention in both the United States and Canada. Additionally, to keep my avicultural knowledge as current as possible, I attend several conventions or symposiums each year.
When I'm not taking care of birds, I'm busy writing, reading, or watching the Atlanta Braves play baseball
