Professional Experience
Educator, Coach, Investment Manager
Education
Concordia University BA Secondary Education Major: History Minor: Biology
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Over the course of 13 years in the classroom, I worked with children from every walk of life—from those whose parents were Fortune 500 executives to those who faced the daily challenge of simply having enough to eat. Regardless of their circumstances, every child was treated with dignity and judged on their own merit. They came to trust me because I would treat them fairly and listen. Trust, integrity, and honor weren't just words—they were values we practiced every day.
Since transitioning into investment management in 2014, I've analyzed countless financial statements and investment opportunities. That experience has taught me how to recognize risk, ask the tough questions and avoid deals when the counter party is not being honest.
The balance of power has radically shifted with the Live Local Act and ensuing amendments. The state can now act in a tyrannical manner, dictating what we "MUST" do. I would immediately tell the citizens when the state was infringing on our rights, expose how they are doing it and ask the citizens to muster in defense, be it through filing or joining a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of such tyranny, to gathering in large scale/group protest to generate a broader public awareness at the state and potentially even the national level. The State now has the means to trample our rights to home rule.
The various services of the city or county act like the various systems in a body. For example, police and fire are like the skin, the integumentary system, as they are the first response, the finance department is like the circulatory system, sewer and water, the excretory system, etc. None of this basic service should be cut. Where the funding potentially gets cut is first towards the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), which was established to address "slum and blight" and has, the second cut hits the non-profit entities. The burden would be passed on to these non-profit operations to recoup the lost tax revenue from private donors who now have less tax burden and potentially more cash flow with which to fund worthy causes.
No matter how worthy the cause, all government programs must steal from someone to give to another. Anytime a government program is established and can be exploited, it is a certainty you will get more people asking for it. Once established, government programs rarely go away. The risk can shift to becoming an enabler. This is where private entities can step in to support those in need. Private entities which rely on private donations are very attuned to the carrying capacity of a community. The city may provide favorable lease agreements. But when a government steps in and forces, at gunpoint, if necessary, as the sheriff will show up to foreclose, one person to pay the expense of another there will be negative "unforeseen" consequences.
I would continue to invite the US Army Corps of Engineers to maintain the cooperation we have recently attained. I would ask the City of Stuart's environmental attorney to press federal and state institutions, including universities, for studies explaining why all the sea grass in the Indian River Lagoon, including the areas not typically impacted by seasonal discharges has died. For the purpose of assessing local fertilizer runoff risk, I would ask local golf courses, some of which sit on the banks of the St. Lucie and Indian Rivers to report the amount of fertilizer they typically use, when and what steps they take to mitigate risk. If they failed to cooperate, ask local state law makers to draft legislation.
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