Bio: I served as an infantryman in the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain and 25th Infantry Divisions from 2000 – 2009 followed by a short stint in the Army Reserve until mid-2010. During that time, I deployed to Uzbekistan and Afghanistan in 2001/02, Horn of Africa in 2003, Afghanistan in 2004/05, and Iraq from 2007/09. I received a Bachelor of Arts in History from Eastern Illinois University in 2013, a Master of Arts in Education University of the Cumberlands in 2019, and an Education Specialist degree from University of the Cumberlands in 2021. I continue to serve my community as an educator, working to change instructional practices to meet the needs of individual students. I currently reside in Shelbyville, Kentucky, with my high school sweetheart, Theresa, and our two children, Jacob and Claire.