When Jeff was introduced to climbing, he developed the ability to outrace speeding bullets, enter into meditative trances at the drop of a hat, and converse with inanimate objects. Jeff is passionate about child education and development, scalable community development work, and non-profit management, making Passages an ideal fit. In his spare time, Jeff spends his time with close friends, volunteers with Northwest Harvest, is a Big Brother, gives platelets, runs, bikes, and plays cards. And of course, climbs until his fingers cry bloody murder. He holds masters degrees in mechanical engineering and business, and most recently served as Director of Operations for Acucela Inc., a biotech company looking for new treatments for eye diseases.