About the Candidate

Father, Husband, Coach, Athlete, Civic Leader, Business Owner

  • Current VP, District 65 Board of Education

  • Founder and Head Coach, Strength Wise Barbell

  • Former Chief Marketing Officer, UC Berkeley

  • Two children in or graduated from D65 schools (Haven and Lincolnwood)

  • Wife is a native Evanstonian; roots go back 70 years

  • BA, Kenyon College, distinction in political science

  • MBA, Kellogg School, management & organizations and marketing

Relevant Experience and Highlights





  • Started business during pandemic that has grown 62% annually

  • Grew revenue 52% from $48m to $62m for public university while managing $2m marketing budget

  • Increased enrollments by 6% at private law school during industry downtown while managing $1m budget

  • Experienced with bidding, RFPs, and reporting for large public institution




Member of the D65 Finance Committee

Finance

  • Recruited and developed team of assistant coaches for strength coaching business

  • Use behavioral and coaching techniques to drive performance for diverse group of clients

  • Led the turnaround of two struggling marketing departments

  • Built a high performance marketing team of 20+ people within a public university



Vice President, D65
Chair of the Policy Committee, D65

Leadership

  • Developed relationships with public officials in Evanston and Skokie

  • Built business partnerships with PT clinics and sports teams throughout Chicago

  • Led development of innovative new degree program across three different University of California campuses

  • Oversaw dual degree program across Northwestern campuses


Member D65-Evanston committee

Collaboration