US Army medic 1990-1998, active duty and National Guard
Graduated from University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1997 with a B.S. in Biology
Earned PA Certificate & MMSc from Emory University in 2003
Earned DMSc degree from University of Lynchburg in 2019
Clinically practicing PA in Family Medicine/ Urgent Care
FQHC/CHC in North Georgia with National Health Service Corps
Began PA academic career full time in 2012 serving at three institutions in different roles
Longstanding service to professional PA organization at state and national levels including:
GAPA, AAPA, PA Foundation, FCPA, ADPA
Teaching philosophy based on beneficence and paying it forward with making a difference best summed up in a quote from the late Jackie Robinsons: “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”