Gun violence prevention, building strong teams, and leading through hard things. These are the causes I have spent my life on, and the reasons why.
Firearm suicide accounts for 58% of all gun deaths. I lost my mother to firearm suicide when I was 22 months old. I care about prevention, policy, and what the data actually demands.
As an Everytown for Gun Safety Fellow and former Board President of Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, I bring both lived experience and policy depth to this. It is the work I will never walk away from.
What the hardest moments actually teach you. I lost my mother before I could walk, built companies from scratch, lost one, ran for Congress, and kept going. Resilience without the inspirational poster.
My mother died by firearm suicide when I was 22 months old. I went on to build companies, serve six years on the DNC, and lead teams through crisis. I know adversity from the inside, and I have never pretended it was easy.
Nearly 30 years in the trades. From installing roofs at 18 to leading $35M in annual revenue. What the construction industry teaches you about leading people.
I founded my own roofing company in 2002 and built it from a garage into one of the top firms in Wisconsin. I later took Roofed Right America from $5M to $35M with 180 people. I know this work as an operator, not a consultant.
What breaks a team when it grows too fast or inherits bad norms. The gap between stated values and actual behavior, from someone who has lived it at scale.
Across my own company, Roofed Right America, and six years on the DNC, I have built teams, broken them, and rebuilt them. I care about accountability that actually holds under pressure.
Everything that shaped what I care about is here, in my own words. Take your time, then reach out if you want to.