Experience

Radius Indiana

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President and CEO

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Providing regional marketing and economic development partnership opportunities and regional assistance to the communities of southwest central Indiana. Providing regional marketing and economic development partnership opportunities and regional assistance to the communities of southwest central Indiana.



Ingenairii Press. LLP

• Southern Indiana

• Content Creation

  • Feb 2005 - Present

  Creator of the stories of the Memory Stones series, Inner Seas Kingdom series, Ingenairii series, Alchemy's Apprentice series, and the Southern Continent series novels to provide entertainment for readers of fantasy and science fiction. Creator of the stories of the Memory Stones series, Inner Seas Kingdom series, Ingenairii series, Alchemy's Apprentice series, and the Southern Continent series novels to provide entertainment for readers of fantasy and science fiction.



BLU Boy Chocolate Cafe and Cakery

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chocolatier

  • Nov 2020 - Aug 2023



Morgan County Commissioners

• United States
• Government Administration

• Council Member

  • Jan 2009 - Jun 2016

  Examine fiscal practices of county government and seek to implement effective delivery of service to the public using both traditional and innovative tools, as well as try to provide leadership and education about the leadership role local government must play in economic development in our community. Examine fiscal practices of county government and seek to implement effective delivery of service to the public using both traditional and innovative tools, as well as try to provide leadership and education about the leadership role local government must play in economic development in our community.



Hoosier Energy REC

• Bloomington, Indiana Area

• Economic Development Coordinator

  • Oct 2005 - Jan 2016

  Assist local economic development officials with site development activity and organizational enhancements that help promote industrial, commercial and institutional growth of jobs, investment and electrical usage in central and southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois. Assist local economic development officials with site development activity and organizational enhancements that help promote industrial, commercial and institutional growth of jobs, investment and electrical usage in central and southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois.



Indiana Cooperative Development Council

• Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Board Member

  • May 2009 - Dec 2015

  Serve as a member of the board overseeing activities that promote and strengthen opportunities for collaborative enterprises across multiple sectors of the Indiana economy. Serve as a member of the board overseeing activities that promote and strengthen opportunities for collaborative enterprises across multiple sectors of the Indiana economy.



Mooresville Optimist Youth Soccer League

• Board Member

  • Jan 2013 - Mar 2015

  Working with other volunteers to provide a recreational soccer league for hundreds of children in the Mooresville area. Working with other volunteers to provide a recreational soccer league for hundreds of children in the Mooresville area.



Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc.

• Property Tax Task Force Member

  • 2005 - 2015

  Assist in representation of Farm Bureau members regarding issues related to the property tax system in Indiana. Assist in representation of Farm Bureau members regarding issues related to the property tax system in Indiana.



Association of Indiana Counties

• Indianapolis

• Past President

  • Nov 2013 - Oct 2014

  Served a one year term as president of the board for the Association of Indiana Counties. Worked with board members and staff to reach concensus on policy objectives for the AIC as well as oversee the effectiveness of the board's interactions with a superlative staff of association professionals. Represented the AIC at various functions. Served a one year term as president of the board for the Association of Indiana Counties. Worked with board members and staff to reach concensus on policy objectives for the AIC as well as oversee the effectiveness of the board's interactions with a superlative staff of association professionals. Represented the AIC at various functions.



Indiana Air Pollution Control Board

• Indianapolis, Indiana Area

• Board Member

  • May 2006 - Dec 2012

  Represent the point of view of county governments in Indiana in the course of consideration of proposed new and amended air quaility regulations to protect public health, preserve and enhance environmental quality, and recognize the importance of supporting the business community. Represent the point of view of county governments in Indiana in the course of consideration of proposed new and amended air quaility regulations to protect public health, preserve and enhance environmental quality, and recognize the importance of supporting the business community.



Central Indiana Regional Transportation Authority

• Board Member

  • 2005 - Jan 2010

  Participated in decision-making and visioning for the consideration of how best to develop and implement the most appropriate strategies for mass transit in central Indiana. Participated in decision-making and visioning for the consideration of how best to develop and implement the most appropriate strategies for mass transit in central Indiana.



Indiana Rural Development Council

• Board Member

  • 2006 - 2009

  Collaborated with public and private sector partners to find solutions to the needs of rural communities and their residents. Collaborated with public and private sector partners to find solutions to the needs of rural communities and their residents.



Morgan County Board of Commissioners

• County Commissioner

  • Jan 2001 - Dec 2008

  Service to the citizens of the Morgan County community to develop and maintain local government activity that enhances and protects their quality of life. Service to the citizens of the Morgan County community to develop and maintain local government activity that enhances and protects their quality of life.



Morgan County Economic Development Corp.

• Former Board President

  • 2003 - 2007

  Worked with board and staff members to build and maintain a concensus about the best economic development practices to pursue on behalf of our constituents. Worked with board and staff members to build and maintain a concensus about the best economic development practices to pursue on behalf of our constituents.



Indiana Statewide

• Legislative Director

  • 1988 - 2005

  Represent the interests of rural electric cooperatives in the State of Indiana. Represent the interests of rural electric cooperatives in the State of Indiana.



Indiana Ag Leadership Institute

• Graduate, Class Six

  • 1993 - 1995

  Through participation in the Ag Leadership Program, I gained valuable insight into the concerns and future policy directions of the agricultural industry, as well as joined a well-connected network of leaders in Indiana's farm, ag supply, and food-processing sector. Through participation in the Ag Leadership Program, I gained valuable insight into the concerns and future policy directions of the agricultural industry, as well as joined a well-connected network of leaders in Indiana's farm, ag supply, and food-processing sector.



IUPUI

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Aug 1990 - May 1992

  Served as a teacher for introductory composition classes at IUPUI, teaching one class per semester. Served as a teacher for introductory composition classes at IUPUI, teaching one class per semester.



Indiana Department of Commerce

• Deputy Director, Energy Policy Division

  • Jun 1984 - Jul 1988

  Oversaw administration of state government programs and policies devoted to energy resource utilization.

• Coal Ombudsman

  • 1984 - 1988

  My job responsibilities included understanding the Indiana coal mining industry characteristics, as well as the markets that consumed Indiana coal, and to analyze policies and issues that were relevant to the Indiana coal production.