Storyteller
Every new chapter comes with growing pains. Mine arrived six weeks into my new role as Communications and Debate Coach at The Dorris-Eaton School — and it arrived all at once. My First Tournament — Orinda Intermediate School (December 13) We didn’t rank. We didn’t win any awards. We went home empty-handed — and for […]
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3 hours 32 minutes. A 26-minute PR at the California International Marathon. But the real story isn’t in the numbers—it’s in the 1,000 miles I ran through one of the hardest years of my life. A year of career transition, uncertainty, and ultimately discovering what running really gives: clarity, community, and proof that even in the toughest times, growth is possible.
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On Thursday, November 18th, I was sitting at my desk, staring at two letters shaped like turkeys. They’re a little crumpled now from being held in my hands (and later personally showing them to my wife and family). The handwriting is that distinct 7th-grade style—careful but not quite polished, enthusiastic in its use of exclamation […]
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When I wrote about my resignation from the Pleasanton Police Department, I ended with gut wrenching uncertainty: “In this season of life, I don’t know what’s next for me but I’ll be spending more time with my loved ones to figure that out.” That was February. And those months that followed? They were exactly what […]
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