BOD Member (and Founding Member!) of Koi Organisation International 2009-Present
Instructor, K.O.I., teaching Lab 2009-Present
K.O.I. Web Site Manager and Blog Writer (over 500 articles) 2009 - Present
President, Pioneer Valley Water Garden & Koi Club – Nov 2009 to Nov 2012
Marketing Manager for the MAKC, Virginia based, July, 2003 – January 1, 2005 (volunteer)
Writing Experience
- Books Edited:
- English editor for the book “Kokugyo” by Mr. Kodama, published in 2002
- English editor for Mr. Kodama’s second book, “Kokugyo 2”, published May 2004
- English editor for Mr. Kodama’s third book, Kokugyo 3, published in 2017
- Articles Written or Edited:
- Koi USA (starting July-Aug 08 to May/June 09) – Born In The USA Series 2
- Koi USA (starting Nov/Dec 05 to May/June 08) – “American Koi Breeder Profiles”
- Monthly in MAKC Magazine (March 07 to Apr 08) – “Artists Corner”
- Monthly in MAKC Magazine (04-06) – “Meet Your Sponsors”
- Nov/Dec 2004 MAKC Magazine – “Recap of the MAKC 14th Annual Show”
- August 2002 MAKC Magazine – “Father’s Day Young Koi Show”
- March 2003 MAKC Magazine – ‘Koi Herpes Virus Outbreaks’
- March 2003 MAKC Magazine – ‘A Good Quarantine System, Part 1’
- April 2003 MAKC Magazine – ‘A Good Quarantine System, Part 2’
- August 2003 MAKC Magazine – “Koi Health Clinic”
Koi Shows and Labs
- Lab for K.O.I., and Speaker at PNKCA Convention (2015 and 2018)
- Koi Show Chair of Pioneer Valley Koi Club Show (June 26 & 27, 2010)
- Koi Show Chair of Pioneer Valley Koi Club Show (June 14 & 15, 2008)
- Organized and Taught 2 hour Koi Health Lab at 2008 MA Koi Show, June 14&15
- Koi Show Chair of Pioneer Valley Koi Club Show (June 20 & 21, 2006)
- Organized 8-hour Koi Health Lab for Koi Professionals, Springfield, MA, February, 2006
- Co-Chairperson of Pioneer Valley Koi Club Show, Koi Show Chair (August 6 & 7, 2005)
- Show Chairperson of MAKC 16th Annual Koi Show (October 9 & 10, 2004)
- Show Chairperson of MAKC North and Central Chapters Young Koi Show (June 16, 2002)
- Won Grand Champion and Baby Grand Champion – MAKC 14th Annual Koi Show 2002
- Benched over a dozen Koi shows
- Judges Recorder for total of 15 shows
- Organized more than a dozen major wet labs/seminars
- Worked at over 30 Koi Shows
- Taught and ran Water Quality at over a dozen Koi shows, currently Instructor for Koi Show Water Quality Specialist Certification
Ponds:
- Built first goldfish pond 45 years ago
- Built my first Koi pond 30 years ago
- Finished the ‘Ultimate’ Koi pond – 55,000 gallons, 2003
Graduate of First Koi Health Advisor Class 2002, Responsible for KHA Continuing Education 2005-2009
First Certified Master Koi Health Advisor June 2006, First Certified Phish Geek Koi Health Advisor October 2008
Visited Niigata, Japan
- March 3-14, 2005, Host was Mr. Kodama
- February 11-19, 2003. Host was Masahara Hoshino of Koda Koi Farm.