I’m a firm believer that if we focused on people instead of just profits, we could change the world. Some folks say that’s impossible. I’ve built my entire career proving them wrong.

By day, I lead leave and accommodations work in the private sector, focusing on disability equity and helping employees thrive. After hours, I’m the HR consultant, facilitator, and public speaker across corporate America, pushing policy and representation forward for disabled folks.

The general chaos:

I contain multitudes and have always thrived when I have multiple things on the go. I’m a licensed IRS Enrolled Agent and work seasonally as a TurboTax manager. I’ve spent time on multiple boards in governance and coach students on careers. I’m a seven-time published author, a sought-after guest contributor, and a frequently quoted expert in my field. Plus a person who reads 500–600+ books a year and shares the best parts with my 100k+ fellow book nerds online. In case it’s not obvious yet, I thrive in the land of high stakes, lots of rules, and humans involved. This is thanks to being an autistic ADHDer with 10 years of post-secondary education and 15+ years of work experience. I’m annoyingly good at building workplaces people actually want to stay in while simultaneously preventing lawsuits and protecting the brand. Turns out those things aren't mutually exclusive.

Oh – I’m overqualified, too:

Education: BA, Media & Marketing Management (Albion College). MS, Human Resource Management (Indiana Wesleyan University). Certificate, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Stanford University). DBA, Human Resource Management (Capella University).

Awards: I’ve been named the 2023 NAEA Emerging Leader of the Year, one of the 2020 100 Most Innovative Entrepreneurs, and received the 2019 Albion College Young Alumni Award. At Google, I earned the Disability Inclusion & Accessibility Innovator Award for reshaping initial candidate interactions.

A few notes:

I’ve gotten to where I am today because of a community of incredible people supporting me. The woman who adopted me and became my mom when I was 16. Friends who don’t flinch when I need a shoulder. My wife, who will move mountains to solve any problem, big or small. And a whole lot of people in between.

I’m not here to be an inspiration to disabled people everywhere, because I’m not. I’m here to be useful as a member of corporate America and the disability community who is highly qualified to support both.

In brief: people expert • business strategist • DEIA advocate and educator • seven-time nonfiction book author • published academic • tattoo hoarder • passionate traveler • aggressive food segregator • hotel pen collector • autistic adhd’er • debt free millennial