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I had to write and photograph the first high school football game I ever attended which was Dexter vs. Malden at the age of 16.   I had to spend the week of the game reading books about football because I had never seen a football game.   As a journalist, I covered more than 500 football games throughout my professional career.

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I use technology primarily on my phone and live by my Outlook Calendar.  I often have to design and edit flyers and other promotional materials for classes and workshops using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop.  For both my professional and personal life, I regularly take and edit photographs and some videos of to share and promote events including any activity my children are in.

As I travel a lot, I regularly use Zoom and FaceTime to commute with both clients and my family.

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It is my hope that this program and curriculum will help me determine the best and most effective methods for educating Missouri entrepreneurs to help them grow their business and be successful.

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I was recently relocated by the University of Missouri to grow the Missouri Small Business Development Center’s (SBDC) presence in the Columbia region after serving as the Regional Director of the SEMO SBDC.  In this role, I assist small business owners through providing training on a variety of business related topics and one-on-one counseling.

Education and technology are two of the most important components to growing the SBDC program by providing needed training and information virtually to small business owners in Columbia and throughout Missouri.

Prior to joining the Missouri SBDC, I was Communications Manager at Noranda Aluminum, where I headed-up training, special projects and all internal and external communications for a facility of approximately 1,000 employees.  I have also been a public information coordinator for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services; and an editor, photographer and writer with the Sporting News, The Tennessean and the Associated Press, among other outlets.

I currently live in Jefferson City during the week, where my wife, Jessica, an English teacher, and son, Jack, 14, and daughter, Lydia, 10, will be joining me this summer.