I’ve spent more than two decades building a life in Northern Kentucky. My ties here are deep because they’re lived. Boone and Kenton are where I got my first job, graduated high school and college, earned my master’s degree, bought my first home, and met my wife. It’s where we’re raising our two children, where I built my career, made lifelong friends, and had front-porch conversations that turned into problem-solving sessions. My entire life is here in Northern Kentucky, and I share in the struggles this community endures.

Professionally, I specialize in taking messy, complicated problems and making them manageable by building systems of governance for organizations that want to grow and improve. I’ve built my career in technology and process improvement, designing and implementing changes that remove friction, reduce waste, and improve real people’s experiences. My north star is simple: if the system isn’t helping people, the system needs to change. I listen first, map what’s really happening on the ground, and then build solutions that are reliable, cost-effective, and designed to last. I love seeing people get time back in their day because something finally works the way it should. That moment, when frustration gives way to relief, is what motivates me.

I bring that same mindset to leadership and governance. I don’t believe in performative politics or buzzwords that evaporate the second the cameras are off. I believe in honesty, transparency, and accountability. I believe in putting action behind words. If I don’t know something, I’ll tell you. If I get something wrong, I’ll own it and fix it. Trust is built in the small, consistent choices: returning calls, meeting people where they are, explaining the “why” behind a decision, and measuring progress in ways that real families can recognize.

I’m running because Northern Kentucky deserves leaders who build things that work. We deserve a future where our schools are excellent and stable, where teachers are respected and compensated fairly, where families can afford the basics, and where healthcare, especially maternal and rural care, is accessible and dependable.

The most important question we can ask about anything, from a software feature to a state budget, is this: how does this help the person on the other end? If that sounds like your kind of politics, practical and neighbor-powered, I’d be honored to earn your support and partnership.