Saving energy. Supporting land conservation. Helping cities plan for the future. That’s the work I’ve spent my career doing, and it’s the experience I’d bring to Fayetteville City Council.

My wife, Angie, and I have called Ward 2 home for 19 years. We’re the proud parents of three children.

I graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. My first job took me to Fairfax County, Virginia, where I designed and managed stormwater projects to reduce flooding and improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

After earning my professional engineer’s license, I went on to complete a master’s degree in public affairs at the University of Texas at Austin through a City Management Fellowship. My thesis explored how cities can grow while limiting their impact on climate change.

In 2007, we came back to Fayetteville, where I served as the city’s first Sustainability Director under mayors Dan Coody and Lioneld Jordan. We developed many of the city’s environmental initiatives that are still in place today. Working across departments, we improved city operations, protected natural resources, and strengthened long-range planning.

For the past 14 years, I’ve worked on energy efficiency, solar power, and battery storage projects. Today, I’m with Entegrity, an Arkansas-based sustainability engineering and energy services firm with an office in downtown Fayetteville. I help small electric utilities, colleges and universities, and private companies improve infrastructure, reduce costs, and protect resources.

I’ve also served on the board of the Fayetteville Natural Heritage Association, where I helped create the Kessler Trail Run to raise awareness and money to help preserve Mount Kessler.

I was part of a small group that started the Northwest Arkansas chapter of the Urban Land Institute to promote responsible land use in our region. Today, I serve on that chapter’s board and on the Buildings and Grounds Committee at Mount Sequoyah. Our family is active in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

I’d bring an engineer’s approach to City Council: understand the problem, weigh the options, and find practical solutions. I’m running to put that experience to work on more housing options, stormwater improvements, a strong local economy, and a sustainable city, while protecting what we love about Fayetteville.