• Fire Engineer/Paramedic, Phoenix Fire Department, 1996 – present
• FEMA Urban Search and Rescue, Arizona Task Force One, 2001 – present
• Faculty Associate, Arizona State University
   

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS:

• Chairperson, Council Intergovernmental Affairs Committee
• Member, Council Transportation & Infrastructure and Community & Neighborhood Services Committees
• Board of Directors, Mesa United Way
• Member, Arizona Homeland Security Coordinating Council
• Member, Commission on Excellence in Education, Mesa Community College
• Board of Directors, Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority
• Board of Directors, East Valley Partnership
• Member, Fire Programs Advisory Board, Arizona State University, Polytechnic
• Member, Mesa Build Board of Appeals, 2004 – 2005

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D. Public Administration, Arizona State University, 2007
• Master of Science in Technology, Arizona State University, Polytechnic, 2002
• Bachelor of Applied Science, Arizona State University, Polytechnic, 2001
• Mesa Leadership Training and Development Graduate, 2005