Attended North Idaho College and Eastern Washington University
I met my wife Jamie in college and we have two daughters, Kylie and Makayla. Prior to relocating to Liberty Lake I worked for Safeco Insurance. My five years at Safeco I held a number of leadership positions, including the Director of Corporate Culture. I was one of the authors of Safeco's Diversity Strategy that positioned the company to be a market leader in emerging markets around the country. My last 2 years at Safeco I reported directly to the CEO, Mike McGavick.
Upon relocating to Liberty Lake I was hired as a Program Manager for Premera Blue Cross. I develop comprehensive billing systems to seek opportunity savings and efficiencies. I led a team of Program/Project Managers that were located in multiple offices.
Additionally, I spend as much time as possible volunteering and giving back to my community. My family and I cook a monthly dinner at the teen homeless shelter, Crosswalk, in downtown Spokane.
I was one of the founding board members of the Human Rights Education Institute, which is located in downtown Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. I've also served as a board member and vice president of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations. The Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations is the oldest grassroots organization combating hate and violence in our community. The Task Force was instrumental with waging the lawsuit against the Aryan Nations, which led to the hate groups to disband. We worked very closely with Morris Dees of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
2003-2005 I was an elected board member of the Urban League of Metropolitan of Seattle.
I ran for the council, not because I thought I have all the great ideas, but rather to help influence the conversation. I know I will stumble from time to time, but I'm ready to ask the tough questions and take a strong leadership position. My goal is, by the end of my term, to have helped shape the future for our city and the greater Liberty Lake Community.
