From Long Island to Camas: 31 Years of Gratitude

In 1994, I left Melville, Long Island, New York, and moved across the country to Camas, Washington. I did this to help open Underwriters Laboratories’ (UL) sprawling new office near Lacmas Lake. We were asked to create a new way for UL to do business, emphasizing technology and the reduction of paper.

It was a leap. New job. New coast. New everything. But it was one of the best decisions I ever made.

That move gave me a career full of purpose and challenges. But more than that, it led me to Gayle. This July, we’ll be celebrating our 19th wedding anniversary. That alone makes the move worth it a hundred times over.

Here’s to 31 years in Washington State and to the people and moments that have made it all unforgettable.