I decided on Drupal as the CMS of our Student Association at New Paltz, NY back in 2006 when I took over the website. Before then I had made a club site using a heavily modified phpBB install, so I was already familiar with PHP. With Drupal 5, OG, and many other modules, I was able to make a site in which clubs and organizations could interface with their members, and students could get information and register to be members of those clubs.
After I graduated, I spent a year at Gameface, a Drupal shop in Kingston, NY working part time and getting great knowledge while starting my own development jobs on the side. Now, I'm working on large social networking site projects, writing modules, and helping to move Drupal forward. I love living in New Paltz, home of the Gunks, a world class climbing area.