He fell in love with the Eastern Sierra region in 1996 when he moved to Bishop from Ventura with his wife Heleen. Six years later, he took a hiatus to work in public health, mostly in South Sudan and Kenya, and returned to Bishop in 2009. He is a volunteer medical director and a board member of Hospice of the Owens Valley and recently joined the Starlite Community Service District. Dr. Boo believes that working with Friends of the Inyo will be a great opportunity to try to live by the maxim to "think globally, act locally." He has a passion for natural places and has been deeply concerned about global and local environmental issues since his days as an undergraduate biology major.