Twelve years ago he became an attorney with the Alameda County Public Defender's Office. Laurie earned a master's degree at Yale University in Public Health. She has been a health educator at Kaiser Permanente for the over ten years, and is now working part time, in anticipation of an extended maternity leave and motherhood. We believe in life long learning, both formal and informal. We are avid readers and Sam collects old books.
Nature is a major theme in our lives.
We love to hike in nearby Tilden Park and bicycle up in the Berkeley hills to see the San Francisco Bay spread out gloriously at our feet. We'd like to share the beauties of nature with our child, whether it is on a forest trail, from the back of a bicycle, or exploring a sunny beach along the California coast. We both love music and the arts. Sam has a big collection of folk and jazz recordings and an extensive knowledge of the musicians. Laurie grew up performing ballet and modern dance, but now spends her free time with creative writing, both short stories and poems.