Education runs through everything on my platform

. . . but it starts with my own story.

My career began in special education, teaching students with disabilities. I later moved into the private sector as a corporate trainer, led the opening of a school for drug and alcohol counselors, and finished my career as the de facto Chief Learning Officer supporting more than 20,000 employees.

Education has always been core to who I am and what I believe sustains a healthy democracy.

Since retiring, I've become an avid photographer and an active member of the Democratic Party - serving as President of the Shore Democrats and on the Executive Committees of the 38th Representative District Democratic Committee and the Sussex County Democratic Committee.

Some people ask how long I've lived here before they'll hear me out -

I chose to move to Bethany Beach eight years ago. In that time I've watched neighbors priced out, roads and schools get more crowded, and emergency services stretched thinner. That's not an outsider's view. That's a resident’s perspective.

A group of eight children and one adult man in a library, sitting and standing in front of a bookshelf filled with books. The children are arranged in two rows with four children sitting in the front and three children standing behind, along with the man standing on the right side of the back row. The children are dressed in colorful casual clothing, and the adult man is wearing glasses and a sweater.

My first class - I’m the tall one with the beard.

Four women, two elderly and two younger, are gathered around an elderly lady sitting on a chair, whose head is held gently by two of the women. They are in a room with light-colored walls, and the elderly woman is wearing glasses and a dark dress with a pattern. The two younger women are standing and leaning in, one on each side, with friendly smiles, while the elderly woman and the woman seated are looking at each other with a tender moment.

I began my life as the fifth generation of my family.

Man giving a presentation on stage with red curtains in the background

Addressing a leadership conference.