I'm a member of Friends Meeting at Cambridge (Mass.) who has been regularly attending Fresh Pond Friends Meeting (also in Cambridge) since 2008. I began worshiping with Friends in Austin, Texas in 2002.

I've been active for years in New England Yearly Meeting, but recently I've discovered a concern for building connections amongst Friends in the Boston Area via Salem Quarter. I've try to semi-regularly visit other meetings in the Quarter (not easy without an car!), and I've recently helped to organize Boston-area Friends to march in the Boston GLBT Pride Parade.

I've also been involved in building connections amongst the branches of Friends, having taken part in the World Gathering of Young Friends and several FWCC Section of the Americas gatherings. I believe the spark of Quakerism is not fully present in any one of our branches, but in our gestalt.

I like urban bicycling, accordions, dabbling in all forms of media, and when unprogrammed Friends are moved to vocal prayer.