List of 13 frequently asked questions.

• My primary roles at Thacher

  Art teacher and director of the English riding program. 

• What my students call me

  Mahoney

• Favorite Thacher teaching moment

  That moment when a kid who doesn't like art and doesn't think he or she is very good realizes that they have more talent than they thought and starts to enjoy the process.

• Favorite job perk

  The Dining Hall. 

• Since you asked me to brag, here are the professional accomplishments I'm most proud of

  Following my passions since I was little—riding professionally, doing art professionally, and then combining the two and teaching them both here at Thacher. 

• When not in the classroom I can be found

  Training for an Ironman Triathlon.

• Favorite place at Thacher

  The Outdoor Chapel. 

• Favorite place on earth

  The Sierra Nevadas. 

• Favorite place in my imagination

  Looking forward to time in my studio, running the trails, or riding my bike.

• Hardly anybody knows that

  I took [Head of School] Mr. Mulligan on his first horse camping trip back when he first got to Thacher and I was still a student here.

• The book, movie, work of art, or piece of music I cannot imagine life without

  Mary Oliver's poems; any great story.

• What I wanted to be when I grew up (when I was 10)

  Artist and horseback rider.

• What I want to be when I grow up (now)

  Artist, horseback rider, and Kona [Ironman World Championship] qualifier.