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Tell us about you,  your family and your connection to Coupeville School District

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I am born, raised and lived most of my entire life in Washington State.  I met my wife Amber in high school and have been married to her for 23 years. We moved to Whidbey Island 17 years ago to begin my professional career as a dentist.  We have raised all three of our children here and all three were born here at Whidbey General Hospital.  My son Tate will begin his first year at Coupeville high school, my oldest daughter Ayden will be in Coupeville Middle, and my youngest daughter Devon will be in Coupeville Elementary.  Also, Amber is a substitute teacher and volunteer here at Coupeville Elementary school.  I was raised in Ephrata and Yakima, then went to college at the University of Washington in which I received degrees in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. I was a part of the Cross Country and Track team there for 5 years and was able to participate in National Collegiate Championships one year in cross country in which we finished 8th place. After finishing my degrees at U.W., I entered dental school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. My wife and I came back to Washington to be closer to family after finishing dental school. I have been a dentist in Oak Harbor for the past 17 plus years. 

Tell me how you came to be involved in Circumnavigate Whidbey

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The reason why I really love the adventure of circumnavigate was the opportunity  to combine my love of exercise with the opportunity to help raise money for our kids in this community.  They  deserve every bit of resources that we can give them.  It feels like school districts are perennially underfunded.   Plus, it is always a memorable adventure with James as we have been friends for quite a long time and I wanted to support him.  We have had many other adventures together and it never gets old.  We try to keep each other out of the hospital but we all know plans go awry! In addition, Whidbey Island is one of the most beautiful places on earth and it is so amazing to travel around the island and take in the scenery biking or running or hiking, or kayaking, swimming, etc.

Are there any examples you can give of how the amazing Coupeville School District Teachers and Staff have made a difference for your families life?  Why is raising money to support schools so impactful?

The teachers are amazing in Coupeville!   I have never once heard any of my children say they had a bad day in school!  They always look forward to school and talk about how amazing their teachers are all the time, even when my youngest had her mother (Amber) as a teacher for a couple months! They talk about Science Club, Young Authors, Readers are Leaders, music concerts, sports activities, talent shows, etc.

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Is there anything else that you would want our huge contingent of followers to know about?

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Kids really deserve all we can give them. I am thankful for all the great teachers in Coupeville, and want to support them in any way possible, so that they can help guide our children to become confident and intelligent people.
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  • About Us
    • 2022 Annual Report
    • 2021 Annual Report
    • 2020 Annual Report
    • 2019 Annual Report
  • Donate
    • Adopt a Grant
  • Dine / Shop Out 4 Kids
  • Grants
    • 2022 - 2023 Grants
    • 2021 - 2022 Grants >
      • 2021 Incubator
      • 2021 Maxwelton Field Trip
      • 2021 Winn Dixie
      • 2021 Sensory
      • 2021 Sit Upons
      • 2021 Robotics
      • 2021 Harvest of the Month
    • 2020 - 2021 Covid Support
    • 2019 - 2020 Grants >
      • 2019 Camp Moran
      • 2019 PSC
      • 2019 Olympic Peninsula
      • 2019 Annie Jr
      • 2019 Bells Farm
      • 2019 Mefferd Literacy Materials
      • 2019 MOHAI
      • 2019 Mueller Dinosaur
      • 2019 Woodland Park Zoo
    • 2018 - 2019 Grants >
      • 2018 Theater Dressing Room Improvements
      • 2018 Middle School MOHAI Field Trip
      • 2018 Kindergarten Building Center
      • 2018 Seattle Science Center
    • 2017 - 2018 Grants >
      • 2017 MOHAI
      • 2017 2nd Grade Mt Baker Theater
      • 2017 Elementary Seahorse
      • 2017 1st Grade Iditarod
      • 2017 Coop Garden MS/HS
      • 2017 2nd Grade PCS
      • 2017 Compost Club
      • 2017 Sciene Olympiad
      • 2017 Flexible Seating
      • 2016 3rd Grade Zoo Trip
      • 16 - 17 Robotics Team
  • Scholarships
  • For Teachers
  • Testimonials
    • Recap: 2021 Coupeville Run, Ride, and Reunite
    • Meet Christie Sears
    • 2020 Covid Support
    • Meet Greg White
    • Meet Neil Rixe
    • Meet Andy Wyman
    • Meet James Steller
    • Meet George Thawley
    • Meet Arianna Bumgarner
    • Meet Aimee Bishop
    • Meet Kelly Reszka
    • Meet Sandie Belli
    • Meet Marguerite Berg
    • Meet Ana Valencia
    • Press Releases
  • Meet the Board
    • For the Board