experience:

Mayor of Farmville
01/2023 - Present

National League of Cities
Small Cities Council
01/2024- Present
University Communities Council
01/ 2024 - Present
EENR Committee
01/ 2024 - Present

Virginia Municipal League
Vice-Chair
Legislative Committee
2024- Present

Farmville Town Council
07/2018 - 12/ 2022
-Chair of Recreation Committee. Member of Finance Committee. Member of Library Committee.

Virginia Dept. of Wildlife Resources Board 07/2017 - 07/2025

- Chair of Law Enforcement Committee 2022/2023
- Chair of Board DWR 2021/2022
- Chair of Finance Committee 2020/2021
- Chair of Education/ Planning Committee 2019/2020

Farmville Local Building Official Board
2017 - 2018

Southern Va GO Advisory Committee
2017 - 2018


Farmville Governing:

  • Splash Park project

  • Revised Comprehensive Plan

  • multiple playground renovations

  • Skatepark renovation

  • New Town Charter

  • first town mission statement

  • First town vision statement

  • Town Strategic Plan

  • First Modernized Rules of Procedure

  • Joint Crisis Communication Center with Prince Edward County

  • Farmville's first-ever credit rating — Aa from Moody's

  • Third consecutive GFOA Certificate of Achievement

  • Firehouse expansion and new ladder truck

  • Fire station staffed 7 days/week, hired full-time Chief and 3 firefighters

  • Hosted VML Small Towns Conference in Farmville

  • StormReady designation with Prince Edward County

  • Wastewater treatment plant UV disinfection upgrade

  • Updated Employee Handbook and Pay Classification Plan

  • New businesses welcomed downtown

  • Adopted Comprehensive Plan and Subdivision Ordinance

  • Adopted Capital Improvements Plan

  • Adopted Recreation Master Plan

  • Hired new Town Manager

  • COVID preparedness, budgeting, etc

  • Confederate Statue relocation

  • Hired new Town Clerk

  • IDA funding collaboration $10k for small businesses during COVID

  • New audio/ video equipment for broadcasting Council meetings

  • Action that avoided town furlough’s and salary reductions during COVID

  • VDOT funding for Roundabout at Oak/ High

  • VDOT funding for Green T project Griffin/ Main

  • Increased salaries for Farmville Police Dept.

  • Entered Virginia Retirement System for town employees


VDWR Board Governing:

  • Hired new Director of VDWR agency

  • Passed Resolution for Public Land Sunday Hunting

  • Served as Chair, running Board meetings 2021/2022

  • Agency name change from Dept. Of Game and Inland Fisheries to Dept. of Wildlife Resources