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I’m American-Irish and live with my wife and cats in southwest Nova Scotia. I’ve also lived in Idaho, Alberta, and throughout Ireland.
I’m the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Southwest Nova Pride Association, a non-profit advocating for and supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ people in the Tri-County area of Nova Scotia.
I was a professional chef for more than a decade, cooking in restaurants in Canada, Ireland and the US. I also have published work on food culture and history, pop culture, science, and poetry, and served for several years on the editorial board of TN2 Magazine. I’ve also served shorter stints as the editor of other indie magazines.
I earned my B.A. in Mathematics at Trinity College Dublin with an emphasis on pure maths and statistics. My interests include the history of mathematics, combinatorics, and knot theory. I won an award for my paper on subglacial Antarctic volcanoes. My undergraduate thesis was on Archimedes and the conceptual origins of integral calculus.
I’ve performed in a number of plays recently, including “The Lion in Winter”, “Murder on the Orient Express”, and “Scrooge”. I have also assisted with costuming, lighting design, and set design.
In my free time, I enjoy walking on the beach and knitting.