Proud East Sider and community builder.

Madison’s East Side has been my home since 2005.

Community is important to me, and I am committed to bringing people together to solve problems and do great things.

My Grandmother and Pop-Pop were able to build their own home thanks to Pop-Pop’s union job at Lukens Steel in Coatesville, Pennsylvania—so labor is the basis for the opportunities I have been afforded in my own life. I will never forget that.

I am working for a future in which workers have power, equity of opportunity is the reality, and everyone is able to live a great life.

about me

 

current:

Husband to Becka, an MMSD elementary school teacher and proud member of Madison Teachers, Incorporated

Father to two children (9 and 8 years old)

Rescued by an old adopted dog, “Templeton”

Treasurer for Elvehjem Neighborhood Association

Weight lifter, avid reader, three-season bicyclist, moderately successful gardener, occasionally serious home chef

previous:

Chair of the East Side Progressives

Steering Committee Chair of the Wisconsin AIDS Ride

Disc Jockey at WDCV-FM “The Freq”

Barista, Underground Coffee Bar

Whittaker Grant Researcher, endangered plant species populations (Published abstract in the Journal of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science volume 78, March 2005)

education:

Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, Dickinson College

Coursework in Chemistry and General Biology, University of East Anglia

Program & Project Management Certificate, University of Wisconsin — Madison

I’d love to get to know you!

info@wrightfordanecounty.com

(more) about me

 

I grew up in Pennsylvania, and I love the Philadelphia Flyers.

My mom is a nurse practitioner, and from her, I draw my love of reading, gardening, and cooking.

My dad teaches high school physics and is a proud union member. We’ve bantered about civic engagement—and great music—for as long as I can remember.

I am incredibly grateful for their unwavering support.

My Nan and Grandad have always instilled the value of hard work—not only in their own small business, but for the environment as well. I say that they were environmentalists decades before it was cool, and it’s true. Throughout my life (and well before I was born), they’ve worked tirelessly to preserve natural resources and prevent waste.

What they’ve taught me is central to my platform today, particularly as we face devastating impacts of climate change both globally and locally.