In 1981, he moved to Fort Collins and started his life in Colorado.  Tom worked many jobs after college and sometimes they were as a wildlife biologist and sometimes not.  He moved to Denver with his wife, Deb, and landed a job as a wildlife technician in an environmental consulting firm.  Deb had a job with the U.S. Forest Service and together they figured out how to raise a family and be a dual-career couple. 

They moved to Evergreen in 1990 and started a family, having three children.  Tom soon got involved in the Evergreen community as the kids grew and showed interest in sports and other activities.  Tom was a Boy Scout Leader in Troop 373 and coached baseball and basketball. 

Tom worked at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal, gathering field data to assist with food web modeling which later determined cleanup levels for soil and water.  Today, the Arsenal is a wildlife refuge in the heart of Denver.  Later, he studies the Preble’s mouse, a threatened species along the Front Range, and earned a Masters Degree. 

Tom always worked “down the hill” and had a 34-year career as a wildlife biologist and environmental specialist.  He ended his career at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden assisting with natural resource management of lab properties and conducting environmental assessments of 100’s of laboratory projects. 

Now retired, Tom wants to experience and learn about the Evergreen community, but never has had the opportunity to be much involved.  Evergreen Audubon provides opportunity to meet many people in the community and be more involved in Audubon as a board member.  There are many opportunities to have a local outlet for wildlife adventures, especially birds, which he loves.