I’m currently studying economics at East Tennessee State University. I also started my own small business, TriStar Trains (a dba of my LLC, Lancer Capital Group), which combines my interests in model trains and business. During high school, I was a member of the Air Force JROTC program which had a profound impact on my life. I wanted to find a way to give back to the organization that meant so much to me which led me to create the Lancer Capital Group Foundation. My board and I are committed to supporting local JROTC through fundraising, scholarships, and professional support. After college I am interested in pursuing opportunities in government, real estate, and rail through Lancer Capital Group while maintaining my position at our Foundation. I thankfully have many opportunities to get to learn more about each every day. I believe that the most important values to an individual and society are honesty, integrity, kindness, and responsibility. My true passion is learning how I can help drive growth in East Tennessee and Tennessee as a whole. I deeply care about striving to create a fantastic environment of economic development, financial stability, education stability, and passenger rail development in our great state. Giving back to my community and state is very important to me.