- US Army medic 1990-1998, active duty and National Guard
- Graduated from University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1997 with a B.S. in Biology
- Earned PA Certificate & MMSc from Emory University in 2003
- Earned DMSc degree from University of Lynchburg in 2019
- Clinically practicing PA in Family Medicine/ Urgent Care
- FQHC/CHC in North Georgia with National Health Service Corps
- Began PA academic career full time in 2012 serving at three institutions in different roles
- Longstanding service to professional PA organization at state and national levels including:
- GAPA, AAPA, PA Foundation, FCPA, ADPA
- Teaching philosophy based on beneficence and paying it forward with making a difference best summed up in a quote from the late Jackie Robinsons: “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”