Richard Tarbill
Image: Sean Trew, pacificfog.net
Richard is a man who seeks challenge.
A life long resident of the Pacific Northwest, he was encouraged by his parents to become not just a participant, but a student of life; to embrace challenges and master them. Richard grew up playing the classical violin at an early age, performing with the National Youth Symphony and accepted to the University of Washington on a violin scholarship. With no experience he joined the prestigious Husky men’s heavyweight crew team and rowed four years as a lightweight, giving up his violin scholarship to row. After college he learned to scull and compete at an international level.
Earning a B.Sc. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, he became an Aerodynamic Flight Test Engineer at Boeing in Seattle. Currently he helps flight test the new 747-8 and 787-8 Dreamliner. Richard is excited about the upcoming 2011 Africa to the Americas row and the chance to work with Right to Play.