: About Me

Richard lives in Spokane with Jane (social artist), a vizsla, and two cats. He is the proud father of Janelle (dancer, choreographer, and poet) and Carl (Nike Factory coach).

He earned a Ph.D. in adult education from the University of Idaho; M.P.A. in public administration from Boise State University; M.A. in library science from the University of Iowa; and, B.A. in history and social studies from Graceland University. His interests include systems thinking applications to public sector management, the practice of mindfulness and contemplation, and adult education.

Richard is the Dean of Libraries at Eastern Washington University. He served as the Associate State Librarian for the Idaho Commission for Libraries from 2000 to 2010.  He has served on the national faculty for Emporia State University, School of Library and Information Management. He is a member of the World Future Society, Society for Organizational Learning, American Library Association, the past treasurer of Big Tree Arts (promoting performance poetry), and past president of the Idaho Quality Institute.

Richard owned and operated the Music Man, mobile disc jockey service, for 20 years. This business provided the opportunity to collect every #1 song on Billboard's Top 40 from 1955 to 2000.

My passion is ...

the often humorous journey of life

My parents always told me ...

you can run the river but you can never beat the river

My childhood ambition ...

make people laugh

My favorite memory ...

fishing for steelhead in Hells Canyon

Why I write ...

to stimulate, challenge, and inform

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

whatever is present in this moment

My first job ...

paper route

My best moment ...

births of my children

My inspiration ...

the creative, artistic honesty of my partner

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