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JUL 10 – Present
·   President; Veterans and Military Families Caucus, Democratic Party of Virginia (DPVA)

APR 10 – MAY 10
·   Wrote the Veterans Candidate Platform for the Democratic National Committee

FEB 10 – Present
·   Deputy Chairman; Arlingtonians for Moran- Congressman Jim Moran's re-election campaign

JAN 10 – Present
·   Co-Outreach Director; Arlington County Democratic Committee

SEP 09 – Present
·   Board of Principals; The Truman National Security Project

JUN 09 – Present
·   Steering Committee- Organizing for America, Veterans and Military Families Committee

APR 09 – Present
·   President- Northern Virginia Black Democrats

MAR 09 – Present
·   Chairman- Veterans Caucus, Virginia Young Democrats (VAYD)

JAN 09 – MAY 09
·   2d Vice President; Arlington Branch of the NAACP

JAN 09 – JUN 09
·   Senior Advisor- Mike Signer for Lieutenant Governor (Virginia)

SEP 08 – Present
·   Member
    o 8th Congressional District Steering Committee
    o Veteran’s Caucus, DPVA
    o Black Caucus, DPVA                                                                                                

SEP 08 – OCT 09                                                                                                                ·   Mentor- West Point Wounded Warrior Program, Walter Reed Army Medical Center 

JUN 08 – NOV 08
·   Co-Director- Virginia Veterans for Obama
·   Official Tier 2 Surrogate to the Obama-Biden campaign
    o Spoke at 5 official speaking engagements
    o Conducted 5 radio interviews
    o Spoke at 2 press conferences
    o Filmed 3 videos: Steven Spielberg produced video aired at the DNC
    o Sat on a Veterans and Military Families issues panel at the DNC
·   Member
    o Next Generation Veterans for Obama: on stage with Congressman Pat Murphy at the DNC
    o Veterans Policy Team: wrote Service Member Life Insurance policy
    o Defense Policy Team
    o Virginia African-American Leadership Team for Obama

JUN 08 – JAN 10
·   Chairman- Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee, Arlington County Board of Supervisors

MAY 08 – NOV 08
·   Outreach Coordinator- ACDC Joint Campaign

JAN 08 – Present
·   Deputy Outreach Director- ACDC

NOV 07 – MAY 08                                                                                                               ·  Candidate- Arlington Public Schools (APS) School Board Democratic Caucus

APR 07 – MAY 08
·   Tutor- Wakefield HS 

JAN 07 – Present
·   Tutor- Harvey Hall Community Center
·   Volunteer- Teen Network Board
·   Member- Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee, Arlington County Board of Supervisors

JAN 07 – JAN 10
·   Volunteer- Teen Network Board
·   Member- Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee, Arlington County Board of Supervisors

JAN 07 – MAY 09                                                                                                               ·   Executive Council Member- NAACP, Arlington Branch 

JUL 06 – JAN 10
·   Military Aide de Camp to the Governor of Virginia 

APR 06 – Present
·   Member- NAACP, Arlington Branch
·   Mentor- FIT for PEP (Families Involved Together to Prevent Early Pregnancies)
·   Fellow- Truman National Security Project

APR 06 – MAY 09
·   Member- NAACP, Arlington Branch

 JAN 06 – AUG 07
·   Founding Member and Training Director- Virginia Leadership Institute 

JAN 06 – JAN 08
·   Deputy Volunteer Coordinator- ACDC
·   Outreach Director- AYD

 JUL 05 – NOV 07
·   Volunteer- Operation Enduring Light 

JUN 05 – Present
·   Member
    o Arlington County Democratic Committee (ACDC)
    o Arlington Young Democrats (AYD)

AWARDS                                                                                                                          ·   2007and 2008: ACDC Outreach Award                               

·  2008: Arlington Branch, NAACP President’s Award

·   2009
    o  DPVA Black Caucus Josephine Marshall Award
    o  Envest 40 Under 40

EDUCATION
BS Systems Engineering, 2000
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York

Political Leader’s Program, 2007
Political Candidate Training, 2008
The Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership
The University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA