Hometown: Haworth, New Jersey

Fondest childhood memory: First big trout

Currently playing: Oldies but Goodies and Dvorak Symphony for the New World

Retreat: Moosehead Lake and Baxter State Park, Maine

Biggest challenge: Getting enough sleep

Perfect day: Rising trout and I’ve got the right fly

First job: Cutting negatives in a photo processing plant

Indulgence: Chocolate

Favorite movie: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Inspiration: The people with whom I work

Idiosyncrasy: Bird feeder outside my office window

Extracurricular: Anything in the wilderness

Secret job desire: bush pilot, fly fishing guide and author

Quiet activity: Tying fishing flies

Other hobbies: Photography, hunting, camping, canoeing, flying