SELF PORTRAIT

David Montague

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: Aug. 10, 1966; Washington, D.C.

■ WHEN I THINK OF MY MOM, I THINK OF: A person who did everything in their power to overcome obstacles, open doors for others and leave the world better than when she entered it in 1935.

■ WHEN PEOPLE LEARN I WAS AN INVESTIGATOR WITH THE UNITED STATES JFK ASSASSINATION RECORDS REVIEW BOARD, THE FIRST THING THEY ASK IS EITHER: “You’re joking right? There’s no such thing.” And: “Did you actually get to see artifacts and meet some people associated; and if so, can you tell me your thoughts on the assassination?”

■ RECENT BOOKS I HAVE READ AND ENJOYED INCLUDE: “The Moth Presents Occasional Magic: True Stories About Defying the Impossible,” edited by Catherine Burns; “Mind vs Target: Six Steps to Winning in the Clay Target Mind Field,” by Bob Palmer; “David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the art of Battling Giants,” by Malcolm Gladwell; and “The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague,” by Julia Finley Mosca, illustrated by Daniel Rieley.

■ VOLUNTEERING AND WORKING WITH PRISONERS IS: A true pleasure in that I can “walk-the-walk” when I talk to incarcerated people. If I was able to go from a person who did not even think about those incarcerated during my first career in law enforcement and intelligence, to someone who is now a university administrator and professor that values helping inspire those incarcerated, then anyone can change for the better.

■ I WOULD LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED FOR: Being a person who had unusual experiences in life and used those experiences, education and passion for life, to help others.

■ TERM TO SUM ME UP: Change agent