After eleven thoroughly enjoyable years as an adjunct professor at in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Georgetown University Medical Center, I retired from this position in 2020. I still give two invited lectures every year to the Medical Center.

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I was recently elected as the Vice President of the League of Vermont Writers.

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I co-organized the 2021 Vermont High School Writing Contest, co-sponsored by the League of Vermont Writers and Northern Vermont University. More than 120 entries were received by the November 15 deadline and a panel of judges recently selected the winners. More info

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Since 2017 I have served on the Steering Committee for the USDA ARS International Biosafety & Biocontainment Symposium and have managed the Poster Award Competition. More info

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I served on the Northern Vermont University President’s Roundtable in 2020-2021.

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I was the invited Commencement Speaker for Northern Vermont University, Lyndon, on May 16, 2021. Watch the presentation