Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP); M.S. in Instructional and Performance Technology from Boise State (go Broncos!); 7th generation native Texan (g-g-g-g-grandfather was Attorney General for the Republic of Texas); NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador; amateur astronomer and official armchair astronaut; owner of The Stars at Night Observatory in Quinlan, TX; Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus/3RF volunteer; ham radio K5KTX