Introduction for Innovations Academy

1. Sandy’s Sketchbook

3. Me: as a
muppet

4. Jim, My Skye, my
companion of 20 Arabian
years
Wip, my 16 horse buddy
year old
rat terrier
Puck, the
newest
terrier
Scenes from my tribe:
We all live with Bill the goat, Zen the rescued arabian, “The Biddies” my 10
australorp chickens,
Dave, Dora and Mike, the ducks, Kira the cat on 5 acres in Skagit County

5. What might surprise you about
me:
I taught Climbing and kayaking for 15 years, and
have climbed in Yosemite, Alaska, South America
and Nepal.
I am a 5th generation Californian, and grew up on
the family farm (now all houses!) in Southern
California.
I’m a certified personal coach, NLP practitioner,
and Ericksonian Hypnosis certified.
I volunteer at the Skagit Conservation District, help
at New Moon Farm with the goats, and volunteer my
services for hoarders and the chronically
disorganized.

6. From an email:
“Whatever you are saying to Ricky, please keep it
up. He is actually talking about getting a degree.
Considering Ricky has been ineligible to play the past
couple of years, this is an amazing step for him.
Thanks”, Shean Nasin Assistant Baseball Coach.
(Ricky is now at Tennessee State, where he is their
lead pitcher and is majoring in Art History.)
When you teach, you never know what effect it will
have, so every act is important, that is why I teach.
Why I teach

7. Stuff that interests me and you might like :
Boing Boing: great design and culture site
Edward Tufte: author of the “Visual Display of Information”
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and Rescue and of course, New Moon Farm!
Hollyhock Retreat Center in Canada
Skagit Conservation District (you have a local one too!)
(that’s one of my paintings above)

8. Thanks for watching,
Looking forward to our
work together~

9. The end…
Muppet by Tara Duffin
Music by Abdoulaye Alassa Toure