District 18 Information, News, and Meetings

Council Experience

• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Member
• Charter Revision Committee, Member
• Rules, Confirmations, and Public Elections Committee, Vice Chair

Family

• Wife, Melissa, preschool teacher
• Son, Hayden, a UTK student
• Daughter, Ella, student at MLK Magnet

Education

• Masters in Education, MTSU
• Bachelor’s in English, minor in Political Science, UT Knoxville
• Hillsboro High School

Organizations and Community Leadership

• Hillsboro West End Neighbors, Board Member 2004-2019, Chair, 2010-14, 2017-19
• Metro Nashville Education Association Member, Chair Nominations and Elections Committee, Vice Chair, Political Action Committee for Education
• Neighbor2Neighbor
• President, Cooperative Child Care Board of Directors, 2004
• Chair, SACS Reaccreditation Committee, Hillsboro, 2001, Hume-Fogg, 2015
• Hillsboro Teacher of the Year, 2001

Professional Experience

• English and Government teacher, Metro Schools, Hume-Fogg 2002-19, Hillsboro 1994-2002
• Youth in Government sponsor, 2015-19
• Student Government sponsor, Hume-Fogg, 2006-12
• Chess Team Sponsor, 2002-06
• Speech and Debate Coach, Hillsboro, 1995-2002, Metro League President, 2000