I am a passionate and avid amateur astronomer and astrophotographer living in the light-polluted skies of Long Island, New York, not far from the bright lights of NYC. I'm a classically trained chef in the culinary arts with a degree from the Culinary Institute of America. I currently work in healthcare in the fields of food & nutrition for NYU Langone Health. I am proud to say I'm a lifetime active member of the Amateur Observers' Society of New York (AOSNY) and serve on its Executive Board, a member of the Astronomical League, NASA's Night Sky Network and Custer Institute where I am the Director of the Sue Rose Observatory. I volunteer in public outreach with Hofstra University and through a grant with NASA I have enjoyed sharing with others that same fascination and wonder for the night sky. I can often be found on most clear Saturday nights doing outreach under the night skies at the Susan Rose Observatory at Custer Institute in Southold, NY.

WKB