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Age: 31 (DOB 8/28/79) Lives in Bellingham, WA Hometown: Bainbridge Island, WA Occupation: Physical Therapist University: University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA - BA 2001, DPT 2010 Height: 6’3” (190 cm) Weight: 200# (90 Kg) Physical Therapist by trade, communicator by nature. Greg knows how the human body works. He knows how to fix muscles, tendons and ligaments when they seize. Greg is an asset to any endeavour and these qualities make him especially effective of ensuring the health and effectiveness of the team on and off the water. Since his 2006 record-breaking row across the North Atlantic Ocean, Greg has kept adventure pumping in his veins. In 2008, he and Jordan circumnavigated Washington State’s rugged Olympic Peninsula by rowboat for the first time in recorded history. After overcoming the extreme weight loss and painful obstacles of the 2006 row, Greg swore off all future ocean rows and focused on his academic pursuits. However, this newly compiled team filled with professionalism, fun, and incomparable athletic talent has brought Greg earnestly back into the mix.
Age: 28 (DOB 8/4/83) Lives in Seattle, WA Hometown: Albuquerque, NM Occupation: Travel writer, landlord University: University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA 2004 Height: 6’5” (196 cm) Weight: 215# (97 Kg) Jordan is a writer who loves adventure. Insatiable curiosity with a desire to bring the experience home drives Jordan to see as much of the world as he can. The writer in him is compelled to share the tales. A published author, he’s written stories on a bicycle trip across Australia, and his circumnavigation of Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula. He is finishing his amusing and exciting book about the North Atlantic trip, scheduled to hit bookstores in spring 2012. After winning the first rowing race across the North Atlantic Ocean he was mentally strengthened by, “the hardest thing I could have ever imagined.” His resulting confidence and incredible stories have inspired Jordan to document his adventures in an entertaining way. A deep love of exploration and travel has fuelled Jordan’s desire to dream up some unbelievable journeys: hiking in Tasmania, riding bamboo rafts in northern Thailand, and cycling the French Alps were just the beginning. Most recently, he canoed (and portaged) over 200 miles of New Mexico’s Rio Grande. In between living and recording these adventures, he struggles with the continuous project of renovating his 96 year-old house. Jordan is proud to be part of such a strong and diverse team, supporting Right to Play. Richard Tarbill
Age: 29 (DOB 12/29/81) Lives in Seattle, WA Hometown: Bainbridge Island, WA Occupation: Flight Test Engineer – Boeing 787, 747-8 University: University of Washington 2004 Height: 6’0” (183 cm) Weight: 185# (84 Kg) Richard is a man who seeks challenge. Richard is fiercely independent yet team oriented. He holds himself and others to impossibly high standards and questions everything until committing himself fully to action. A lifelong resident of the Pacific Northwest, he was encouraged by his parents to become not just a participant, but a student of life; to embrace challenges and master them. Richard grew up playing the classical violin at an early age, performing with the National Youth Symphony and accepted to the University of Washington on a violin scholarship. With no experience he joined the prestigious Husky men’s heavyweight crew team and rowed four years as a lightweight, giving up his violin scholarship to row. After college, he learned to scull and compete at an international level. Earning a B.Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, he became an Aerodynamic Flight Test Engineer at Boeing in Seattle. Currently, he helps flight test the new 747-8 and 787-8 Dreamliner. Richard is excited about the upcoming Africa to the Americas 2011 rowing expedition and the chance to work with Right to Play. He believes that this upcoming adventure continually will put the crew in uncomfortable situations. This will force them to focus and reflect on what is the most important in life, rather than settling for the familiar, and comfortable. Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2010 2010 -> Hr 116 Application for Employment with Hills and Dales 2010 -> Polimaster ltd V. Rae systems inc polimaster ltd.; Na&se trading co., Limited, Plaintiffs-Appellants 2010 -> The game a morality play in one act by Louise Bryant 2010 -> Seamheads at sabr 40 2010 -> Curriculum vitae 2010 -> Mid atlantic coaching clinic 2010 -> The Case for Integrating Crisis Response with Social Media Chapter One: Introduction 2010 -> Press pack shamrock Bowl XXIV american football – Tallaght Stadium 2010 -> Andy Northedge1 2010 -> Partnership Brokers Training Download 1.42 Mb. Share with your friends:
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