I have lived in Ivy with my wife, Ellen, for more than twenty years.

Our twin sons, Ryan and Wes, graduated from Western Albemarle High School after attending Ivy Elementary and Henley. I own a small real estate investing company and Ellen owns Patina, a home furnishing business. 

I have long been involved in ACPS affairs. I was co-President of the PTO at Ivy Elementary (Meriwether Lewis) and served on various committees, including search committees that recommended new Principals at WAHS and Ivy ES. I have been a substitute teacher at local middle and high schools. 

I have a deep knowledge of our community and its needs. I am a former news anchor at CBS19 in Charlottesville and worked in public affairs as a spokesperson and science writer at the UVa Health System. I am currently a member of the Albemarle Co. Equalization Board, where I hear property owner appeals of their values for county taxes. I am a member of the Blue Ridge Mountains Rotary Club, a volunteer advocate for abused and neglected children at Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), a volunteer member of the Virginia Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), member of the Charlottesville Committee on Foreign Relations, former board member of the Virginia Senior Statesmen and a current vice-chair of the Albemarle Democrats. 

As a longtime broadcast journalist in Washington, DC, I worked as a reporter at CNN, NBC News, WRC-TV, Reuters, and as a producer at C-SPAN, among other channels. I have degrees from Vanderbilt University (BA) and Georgetown University (MA).