Our Life
My wife and I have three beautiful, rambunctious children. We love aviation and flying one of our two planes to see amazing things and visit amazing places. We love scuba diving and we plan trips to ‘blow bubbles’ any time we can. Our children love space and anything NASA, softball and horses, and sharks and dinosaurs.
COMBAT VETERAN
After the attacks on September 11th, I enlisted in the United States Air Force. I served for 7 years as a Loadmaster on C-17 aircraft taking part in hundreds of combat missions in both Iraq and Afghanistan. During my service, I earned both the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal. I was also recognized as Airman of the Year at the Squadron, Wing and Base levels on separate occasions.
HARVARD GRAD
After my military service, I earned my political science degree from the College of Charleston and my Master’s in Public Policy, with a focus on state and city policy planning from Harvard University. While in college, I interned in the White House under President George W. Bush in the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs as the liaison between the president and the state governors.
After working in the federal executive branch, I returned to my love of aviation but this time as a state legislative advocate. Through my work, I personally drafted and passed state laws on aviation in 25 states. I also served on the Board of Directors for the National Conference of State Legislators Foundation.
Our Planes
We have two planes, “Lizzy” and “Scarlett.” It’s an expensive hobby but hey, some people have boats, some people have RV’s, we have planes. Lizzy is our 1977 Piper Warrior II with an IO-360 engine, Dynon avionics package and is fully IFR for RNAV. Scarlett is our 1965 Piper Cherokee 6/260 with an O-540 engine, Dynon duel screen avionics package fully ILS capable and has an impressive useful load of 1,600 pounds.
We use Lizzy for quick trips around the state to visit friends and go see national parks like Zions in Cedar City, Arches in Moab, and Dinosaur park in Vernal. We use Scarlett for longer trips to Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, the Grand Canyon and our favorite, Lake Tahoe!
