Experience
A career spanning the university, city halls and the statehouse.
Jan 2023 – Jul 2025
Regional Investment Officer
MORPC · Columbus, OH
Helped direct the infrastructure investment portfolio for 90+ municipalities across 15 counties. Created "Money Mondays," a weekly virtual program on funding opportunities that led to secured funding for affordable housing and infrastructure.
Aug 2020 – Dec 2022
Policy Director
Ohio Mayors Alliance · Columbus, OH
Built bipartisan consensus among mayors on public safety, housing, economic development, home rule and the opioid crisis. Appointed to Governor DeWine's Bipartisan Commission and co-authored the March 2022 Law Enforcement Training Funding Study Report, which informed state appropriations.
2003 – 2020
Associate Professor (Tenured)
Indiana University Kokomo · Kokomo, IN
Taught undergraduate and graduate Political Science, and co-led lobbying strategy as a co-advisor for Hoosiers for Higher Education.
January 2010 – Present
Expert
Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG), Inc.
Provide expertise in the areas of educational attainment, economic development, geopolitics and fostering NGO work and public-private partnerships. I advise corporations how to develop and enhance strategic alliances with NGOs to leverage NGO skill-sets, thus enhance the profitability of the corporation.
Credentials
Trained in comparative politics and economic analysis.
Education
Ph.D., Political Science
Binghamton University
M.A., Political Science
University of Akron
B.A., Political Science
Northeastern Illinois University
Leadership
Leadership Ohio, Class of 2021, a competitive statewide fellowship for cross-sector leaders.