I have been an AGU member since 1992. Currently, I am a tenured associate scientist in the Department of Geology and Geophysics at WHOI. My primary areas of research are ocean and atmospheric circulation modeling, with emphasis on past and future warm climate, and reconstruction of paleoclimate parameters using sediment geochemistry. I received a B.S. in geology in 1981 from the College of William and Mary, the M.S. in geology in 1983 from Vanderbilt University, and the Ph.D. in geosciences (1997) from Pennsylvania State University. Before attending graduate school, I worked for 2 years for NASA Langley Research Center and for 8 years as a petroleum exploration geologist and reservoir engineer. I have authored or coauthored 21 refereed publications (nine in AGU journals). I serve on the editorial boards of the journals Geology and Stratigraphy. I am a member of the Roster of Experts for the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change and a past member of the AGU Committee on Nonlinear Geophysics. I have also served the community as a convener and coconvener of several community workshops and professional meeting sessions, including five AGU special sessions.