Elected Experience
12 years elected leadership of the Richland Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW). 5 years elected commander.

Other Professional Experience
Served 11 years as an active-duty Army Counterintelligence Agent. Still serving in the Army Reserve since 2023-present. Hanford Patrol from 2017-present on the Tactical Response Team. 

Education
2 Master’s Degrees (Criminal Justice, Liberal Arts with focus in Politics/History). Graduate of the Defense Language Institute.

Community Service
VFW Honor guard for funerals, events, and educational activities. Provides K9 therapy for Kadlec Hospital, Love on a Leash, and VFW which visits Hospitals, Memory Care Centers, assisted living facilities, and retirement homes. Veterans Therapeutic Courts Mentor of Benton County.

Statement
I joined the Army after witnessing the attacks of September 11th as a high school senior. I served for 11 years as a Counterintelligence Agent, including multiple deployments to Afghanistan. That experience taught me discipline, accountability, and servant leadership.

After returning home, I continued serving our community through the VFW, supporting Veterans Court programs that help rehabilitate struggling veterans, and volunteering alongside my therapy dog at Kadlec Hospital for patients, families, and staff.

I am running for Richland City Council because local government should focus on practical solutions, responsible spending, safe neighborhoods, and removing unnecessary bureaucracy. I have already identified outdated municipal codes and inefficiencies that can be improved to better serve taxpayers and residents. We need to not only balance our budget but create a surplus while reducing taxes on an overburdened population. 

This is a nonpartisan race, and I believe leadership should focus less on politics and more on people. At the VFW, we check politics at the door and take care of people. That is exactly how I will serve on City Council. I refuse to profit from the city council work which is why I will donate my paychecks to local charities. We can do this!