Growing up, my Dad and I taught my younger brother Tyler to hunt and fish and to understand wildlife and their ecosystems. Each year we spent time at our family farm in Upstate NY and as young adults were invited to become a member of the Cambridge Gun and Rod Club in Maine, a place where W.E.B. Du Bois, Percy Sutton, Joe Lewis, and other African-American men went for respite starting in 1893. The nature and wildlife experiences in Maine, New York and the parks Philadelphia and region, set me on the course to work to open these opportunities for others.

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I know the power of nature and outdoors recreation has had in my life and it is what I’ve devoted my time and career to, for the lives of others having led the training and introduction of over 24,000 youth and adults into these nature opportunities over the past 17 years. Before 2008, I worked for IBM for many years, then led a number of small companies and then the invitation to lead a national community investment organization for the late Reverend Leon Sullivan, the National Self-Help Investment Plan (SHIP), which built from his work in establishing the first community-resident owned urban shopping center in the country, Progress Plaza in North Philadelphia next to Temple University.

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Legacy's teams of trainers and volunteers are not unlike the many teams I’ve had the opportunity to work with in the corporate world and community organizations: bright, diverse, and committed to stewarding their passion for the outdoors. Now as Legacy Land & Water Partners, we are working to conserve, protect and enhance wildlife habitats with a focus on the trails and woodlands of the Underground Railroad.

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