Throughout my life, as an athlete, a swimming coach, President of KJA, the manager of Knoxville’s BELFOR office, and especially as a father and husband, I have learned the importance of making decisions based on the common good. I know about cleaning up messes.
In my work, our team cleans up messes caused by natural disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes, fires, and floods. Our state legislature is a man-made disaster full of mean-spirited legislation, misplaced priorities, and legislators solely focused on extreme social issues.
I’m asking you to send me to Nashville to clean up the mess.
Making decisions for the common good is a principle that I’ve learned in the business world, in athletics, and in the nonprofit community. What’s best for the future of the team, the community, or family is rarely dependent on a divisive issue. Working in Disaster Restoration is about helping people and businesses pick up the pieces - in short, cleaning up disasters. It takes a team willing to work together to accomplish the end goal.
I have proudly called Knoxville home since moving here to attend the University of Tennessee as a student-athlete on a Haslam Business Scholarship. After graduating, I stayed to build my family and career. I started in Disaster Restoration, which I still do today as the manager of Knoxville’s BELFOR office. At BELFOR we go in after disasters, clean up the mess, and restore people’s lives and businesses.
At UT, I fell in love with a beautiful woman from Oak Ridge and a few years later, I somehow convinced her to marry me. In 2015 Adrienne and I welcomed our son Chase and his sister Charlize followed in 2018. They are currently students at Cedar Bluff Elementary School.
In 2017, I joined the board of the Knoxville Jewish Alliance and became the President in 2020. As President, I immersed both myself and the KJA within the greater Knoxville community. I wanted to learn the struggles and opportunities of others to help better lead our Jewish community to be active and engaged within Knoxville.
During my tenure as President, I participated in the Leadership Knoxville Class of 2022, the FBI Citizens Academy Program, and was honored as a 40 under 40 leader by Knox News.
I’m running for State House District 18 because our community deserves someone who listens, understands, and makes decisions that benefit our lives. Our state is going in the wrong direction. We’re being led by folks who’d rather talk about outrage issues than the problems we’re all facing. It’s time for real leaders who understand how to listen and prioritize the common good. My work in Disaster Restoration is all about working alongside folks to pick up the pieces in our community during a disaster. I clean up messes every day. I’m asking you to send me to Nashville to clean up the mess for all of us.
