Elected Experience
11 years elected leadership of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). 5 years elected Commander. 

Other Professional Experience
Served 11 years as an Active-duty Army Counterintelligence Agent. Currently still serving in the Army reserve from 2023-present. Hanford Patrol from 2017-present on the Tactical Response Team.

Education
Master's Degree in Criminal Justice. Master's Degree in Liberal Arts. Graduate of the Defense Language Institute. 

Community Service
VFW Honor guard for funerals, events, and educational activities. Volunteer for the Special Olympics and Love on a Leash (visits nursing homes, hospitals with k9 friend Maxwell). Veterans Courts Mentor of Benton County. 

Statement

I joined the Army after witnessing the events of 9/11 as a high school senior. I became a Counterintelligence Agent for 11 years and deploying multiple times to Afghanistan. I have worked for Hanford Patrol for 8 years and am proud of my fellow Law Enforcement Officers. I rejoined the Army as an Army Reserve Counterintelligence Agent. 

I have been involved in the Richland community since returning home from active duty. In addition to my work with the VFW and Veterans courts, I volunteer with the Special Olympics, and I visit nursing homes and hospitals through the Love on the Leash program. 

My priority will be to ensure the safety of our community, and particularly our businesses. The growing problem with homelessness must be address in a compassionate manner that does not endanger the health and safety of workers and customers. I plan to review Richland's municipal codes and find ways to conduct business more efficiently while maintaining high levels of professionalism and service.  I will also focus on Richlands Police department to work with crime analysts to study crime trends in our city and how best through policy and problem-oriented policing we can make our community safer.