BK Richard

B.K. grew up in Eastern Pennsylvania and moved around the U.S. for education.  He enjoyed a 29-year career working on and leading advanced technology projects at TRW Inc. in California, Colorado, and Maryland, before retiring and moving to San Luis Obispo in 2003. His project experience covered numerous branches of the federal government, including a 4-year stint with NASA on an Earth observation satellite information system for climate scientists. He's served on two National Academy of Science panels, dealing with scientific data. His primary goal in retirement is to contribute to this community through application of the skills and experience from his career, and from his broad interests in the environment, business, and technology.

B.K. is dedicated hiker, road biker, and photographer. He's traveled widely and hiked in North and South America, Asia, Australia, and Europe. He volunteers time for the Morro Bay National Estuary Program and has co-taught a graduate seminar in energy issues and solutions at Cal Poly. He's been awarded prizes for his photographs and keeps and informal showcase of San Luis Obispo County's beauty on a personal web site; bishoppeakgroup. His specializations as a board member are in land use policy and in realizing the Octagon Barn Center vision as a community gathering place.

You will likely bump into him hiking or biking out in the County somewhere

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