Biography
Personal:
DOB: August 29th, 1982
Marital Status: Married (Joshua)
Children: One son
Education:
Turner High School (2000) Valedictorian
B.A.: Pittsburg State University: Communication, summa cum laude (2003)
J.D.: Washburn University School of Law: cum laude (2006)
Employment:
Counsel, BRR Architecture
Civic Activities:
SAFE Neighborhood Group: Secretary/Treasurer (2007 - present)
Share the Bear, Inc.: President of not-for-profit program for Turner High School students (2006 - present)
Our Lady of Unity Parish: Volunteer School of Religion teacher (1996 - present) & Lector, 2008 to present
Project EAGLE, Governance Committee Member (2013 to present)
Catholic Lawyer’s Guild of Kansas City: Member (2008 - present)
Washburn Law Mentor Program: Mentor (2007 - 2013)
Turner Recreation Commission: Chairman (2010 - 2011) & Public Relations Chair (2005 - 2010)
Turner Days Committee: Public Relations Chair (2008 - 2011)
Turner Community Connection, Inc.: Board member & formation committee member (2009 - 2011)
UG Appointments:
Chair, Administration and Human Services Standing Committee (2013 to present)
Board Member, Mid-America Regional Council (2013 to present)
Co-Chair, Mid-America Regional Council Air Quality Forum (2018 to present)
Board Member, Convention and Visitors Bureau (July 2015 to present)
Ad Hoc Committees: Municipal Court Judge Appointment Committee (2013, 2019), Strategic Planning Consultant Hiring Committee (2011; 2013); CDBG Committee (2013 to 2016); Commission Appointments Review Committee (2017); Casino Grant Process Committee (2013); Trash Modernization Pilot Committee (2018-2019)
Recognition/Awards:
Pittsburg State University Dr. Kenneth K. Bateman Outstanding Alumni Award (2015)
Kansas Bar Admission (2006)
Missouri Bar Admission (2007)
Washburn Law Journal, Research Editor (2005 - 2006); Member (2004 - 2005)
Washburn Law School Alumni Scholarship Recipient (2003 - 2006)
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Scholarship Recipient (2000 - 2004)
Pittsburg State University Honors College Scholarship Recipient (2000 - 2003)
Shirley Christian Award for Outstanding Scholastic Achievement (2003)