During the summers of 1986 and 1987, I continued to work as a driver/guide, based in Fairbanks and driving the Whitehorse-Dawson-Skagway route. In the summer of 1987, I met my future wife, Laura, who was a Princess Outfitter working out of the Captain Bartlett Inn in her home town of Fairbanks at the time.

In January of 1988, I accepted a full time position in the Seattle corporate office as a Senior Accountant. Later that year, I passed all four parts of the CPA exam on the first attempt.

I have been on a dozen different Princess cruises, including one from Athens, Greece to Mombasa, Kenya which culminated in a hot air balloon ride over the Serengeti and a marriage proposal (she said yes!). A few years later, Laura and I were married in St. John, USVI while cruising with a group of friends and family.

Today, I’m the Vice President of Finance and Administration for Princess Tours. Working for Princess has been a very rewarding experience; I’ve had the opportunity to work with many talented, friendly people while the company has experienced tremendous growth. I’ve been with Princess for over twenty years and I’m still as excited to be with the company as I was back in 1985 when I first started.