Boulder County · Longmont
A local program changed what was possible for me as a child. I later returned to help govern it, and I am still working on how Longmont understands the next technological change.
I Have a Dream
I joined one of the earliest “I Have a Dream” classes in Boulder County after a childhood marked by housing instability, a group-home placement, and repeated school changes. The program’s coordinators kept showing up. A teenage internship they helped arrange became my first professional IT job.
I later returned as a volunteer, mentor, sponsor, donor, board member, secretary, and Board Chair. I now use former Board Chair because the current roster names a successor.
2003 · civic participation
At 21, I ran in Ward III and received 1,331 votes, or 28.24 percent, against incumbent Marty Block. I lost, but the race taught me how different public responsibility feels from arguing about policy from the sidelines.
The positions I ran on at 21 are part of that history, not a current platform.
2020 · childhood cancer research
During the pandemic, I moved a planned head-shave fundraiser online and raised $1,679 against a $500 goal for childhood cancer research.
2025–present · co-founder
My wife, Emily, and I founded Longmont NextWave because decisions about AI were already reaching our schools, workplaces, utility bills, and local government. We want people in Longmont to understand the technology well enough to argue about the choices that matter: who benefits, who pays, what data is collected, and where a person must remain responsible.