Campaign Phone
3174413751
Education Background
BS Purdue Construction Technology, MBA Indiana Institute of Technology
Occupation
Construction Project Manager
Goals for my service as a Town Council member include working to keep Nashville as a top destination for people interested in arts, entertainment, outdoor recreational activities, and enjoying our beautiful community. We can do this through efficient government, improved infrastructure, and providing a positive business environment. My career in infrastructure construction management brings a unique specialized perspective to the town council. Following my service in the US Army, graduating from Purdue University, my career has been dedicated to serving the needs of the state of Indiana, counties, cities, and towns like Nashville with civil engineering consulting services.
With our recently established storm water utility we will have funds available to construct projects to improve the Town of Nashville's stormwater, and drainage. The estimated $150,000 per year collected through property tax assessments can be used as a match to obtain larger grants from state and federal entities. This could result in projects as large as two to five times the value of the annual funds collected. Nashville has unique stormwater challenges, due to ditches and creeks being routed, when the town was constructed, through a system of underground structures that were built with what ever materials were available. By improving our storm drainage network it will greatly improve the flooding situation in downtown Nashville.
The downtown area of Nashville is healthy and successful but improvements can always be made. In the past we have had several opportunities for Brown County and the Town of Nashville to receive a grant through the Stellar Pathways Program. If this grant becomes available again, the Nashville Town Council, will work with the Brown County Commissioners to successfully win this grant. This type of grant could be used to improve and expand our water, stormwater, and sewers to provide housing opportunities, additional parks and recreational activities, and construct downtown sidewalks, street lights, and signage to better reflect our Artist Colony Heritage. Recently grants were awarded to Dearborn, and Wabash Counties for similar projects.
If the Town of Nashville were awarded a $1 million grant it could be used for funding portions of our water and stormwater upgrades.
Businesses owners and residents are always welcome to speak at council meetings, and I am available to discuss issues in person, through email, or phone. Business owners and residents who I have spoken to have always been professional. Speakers at our council meetings have been civil and professional even if different opinions exist. Through our planning consultant, several surveys have been conducted to obtain the thoughts and opinions of our constituents. I will continue to be open and available.
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Campaign Phone
3174463240
Education Background
Bachelors of English with an emphasis in Professional Writing
I've served on the Nashville Town Council for four years, most of that time as council president. Since being elected, I've worked with an incredible council (have you been to our meetings—you should) to make tough decisions on budgets, zoning, staffing, and more. I've also learned how the town operates day to day and what residents need from us.
I've earned this knowledge the slow way: in meetings, in hallway conversations with staff, and in this community I call home.
My goal remains simple, just as it was four years ago. I want to make the right decisions for Nashville, even when they're difficult. Sometimes doing the right thing is unpopular, and it means making tough calls. That's the standard I hold myself to.
We've reached the point where it's no longer a question of whether flooding will happen, but how to manage what we're facing.
We're identifying weak spots in our stormwater system while working with our engineers and the Utility Service Board to secure grants for pipe repair and replacement. Some of that work is planning: meetings to set best practices and build dedicated stormwater funds. Some of it is hands-on: personally clearing drains mid-storm when needed.
Our council, engineers, and the USB have the knowledge and passion to tackle this. We know it's a problem, and we're working with the resources we have to address it proactively.
I think downtown is healthy. New stores keep opening, giving people different reasons to shop here instead of somewhere else, and that's a good sign for a town this size.
But healthy doesn't mean finished. I want to see it keep growing, and I want that growth shaped by the people closest to it. Residents. Store owners—the ones who notice what's working and what isn't. I'd rather build on what they're telling us than guess.
That's a tough one, but I know where I'd probably start: stormwater. A million dollars would go a long way toward the piping repairs and system upgrades we've been chasing grants for anyway, so it's the clearest, most immediate use.
Past that, I don't have a firm answer, and I'd rather say that than pretend I do. I'd want to hear from residents and the other council members on what would help this community grow, rather than pick something myself and hope it lands.
Public hearings matter to me, especially the uncomfortable ones. I want residents to feel like they can say what they think, popular opinion or not, without worrying it'll cost them anything.
Beyond hearings, I love seeing people involved however they show up: committees, art projects, music, just pitching in. That kind of involvement is real. A resident once showed up out of nowhere in the middle of a downpour to help with stormwater cleanup. No one asked them. They just wanted to help, and that stays with me.
That's the kind of town I want to keep serving. I won't pretend to know everything, but I'll keep showing up and listening to the people who do.
