Why I'm Running
Ross's home (current renovation project) on Allen Memorial Dr in MilledgevillePeople deserve effective representation.
I have the skills to deliver results.
You deserve a representative who shows up to where you are, takes note of what you need, and puts you above politics every single time.
Georgians are facing serious challenges in all areas of life, meanwhile our government continues to become more and more dysfunctional. It's time for new leadership.
I'm a proud resident of the Southside of Milledgeville, a neighborhood that has suffered from underinvestment and disinvestment for too long. When I look around, though, what I see is potential. Potential for people and potential for places.
Government is a tool for helping communities and people meet their potential. I know this from firsthand experience, having taken advantage of many government programs myself. I paid for college with a combination of Pell Grant, HOPE Scholarship, and federal student loans. Buying my first house was only possible because of an $8,000 first-time-homebuyer tax credit in 2009. Restoring a decaying old building to open a business was only possible through state and federal historic preservation tax credits. The list goes on.
I don't have all the answers or ideas, but the place to start is by asking people what they need to succeed in life and then looking how we can leverage the state's resources to make it happen. If you didn't know, GA currently has a $15 billion budget surplus. I know that there is no shortage of vision or ideas for solutions to the challenges that face our communities, and the answers lie out there with you, with all of us.
My favorite challenge is anything that someone says isn't possible. I want to put that tenacity to work for the benefit of my neighbors and everyone is District 149.
Experience that matters.
Working at the State Capitol 2025I have 5 years of experience under the Gold Dome, having worked as a legislative aid in college for State Rep. Rusty Kidd and later as a lobbyist. This combined experience taught me how the sausage is made and fostered relationships that are crucial to getting things done in Atlanta. Two small examples: as legislative staff, I was involved in the creation of the Central State Hospital Local Redevelopment Authority. As a lobbyist, I was a member of the 2025 pro-bono team representing the Georgia Innocence Project, which achieved passage of a long-fought-for automatic compensation process for the wrongfully convicted in Georgia.
Philanthropically, I've always worked hard to give back to my communities that have given me so much. As a scholarship recipient myself at GCSU, as soon as I was financially able to do so, I seeded a scholarship endowment at Georgia College for first generation college students from Baldwin County (2018). I've also held fundraising leadership roles for United Way (2023) and Make-A-Wish Foundation (2024), and formerly served on several boards including: Georgia College Alumni Association, Milledgeville’s Old Capital Heritage Center, and the Flannery O’Connor Andalusia Foundation.
HOBY Youth Leadership 2023A real source of joy and inspiration for me has been working with Georgia's young people as a volunteer with Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership GA (HOBY) since 2009. HOBY is a transformational weekend program empowering GA high school sophomores to become leaders through seminars, workshops, and programs focused on leadership, service, and innovation, helping them discover their potential for positive impact through self-awareness, communication, and community action. The Georgia seminar is often hosted in Milledgeville.
In 2021, I was honored to be named the Humanitarian of the Year for GCSU's College of Business and named to Georgia Trend Magazine's list of 40 Under 40 in 2022.