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AcademiaThe Lifelong Learner

I have never been able to stop being a student. Each field that pulled me in, I went and studied, formally, all the way through. Eight degrees and credentials later, I'm still enrolled, and I hope I never stop.

Post Doctoral Fellowship, Neurodiversity

Institute for Social Innovation, Fielding Graduate University · Santa Barbara

Doctor of Education, Leadership

Fielding Graduate University · Santa Barbara

Dissertation: First Responder Perspectives on Utilizing Spontaneous Hypnosis as an Adjunct to Emergency Medical Care. Advised by Donald “Four Arrows” Trent-Jacobs, Ph.D., Ed.D. 550 clock hours of practical experience.

M.S. in Nursing

Herzing University · Madison

M.A., Human Service Counseling

Liberty University · Lynchburg

Master of Education

Fielding Graduate University · Santa Barbara

M.A., Interdisciplinary Studies

Liberty University · Lynchburg

Concentrations in Psychology and Communications.

B.S., General Studies

Tarleton State University · Stephenville

Honors College · Psychology and Communications concentration.

Graduate Certificate, Mental Health Studies  ·  Graduate Certificate, Higher Education Leadership

Liberty University  ·  Fielding Graduate University

A.S. Biology  ·  A.A. Criminal Justice

Odessa College  ·  Lone Star College, Houston

Plus continuing study with Stanford, Johns Hopkins, King’s College London, FEMA, and the U.S. Department of Justice, a long tail of curiosity.

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EducationThe Educator

Eventually I crossed to the other side of the classroom. Teaching forced everything I'd learned to become useful to someone else, and that turned out to be the best education of all.

Student Success Coach

Herzing University · via Knack

Supporting nursing students through coursework in pathophysiology, pharmacology, clinical practice, and graduate-level systems and population health.

  • NSG 120 Nursing Pathophysiology
  • NSG 520 Pathophysiology & Pharmacology
  • NSG 521 Fundamental Concepts & Health Assessment
  • NSG 522 Clinical I
  • NSG 633 Safety and Quality
  • NU 730 Systems-Based Practice
  • NU 780 Population Health

Adjunct Professor of Psychology

University of the People

Designed and taught nine courses spanning psychology, sociology, leadership, and business communication, focused on preparing students for both academic and professional life.

  • Introduction to Psychology
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Leadership
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Leading in Dynamic Contexts
  • Business Communications
  • Professional Communication
  • Online Education Strategies

Dissertation Committee Reader

Fielding Graduate University

Committee member for Dr. Peggie Russell's dissertation, Heart Wisdom as a Basis for a Curriculum for Young Adults Starting College.

Member & Presenter

Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate

Presented Medical Response and Hypnosis Communication.

Accreditation Evaluator

Distance Education Accrediting Commission

Also a Community College Professor Affiliate of the American Psychological Association and a contributor to eLearning Industry.

03

HealthcareMental Health & Nursing

In the end, the questions got personal. I wanted to be in the room when someone is at their worst and still be able to help. So I trained as a clinician, and now I'm training as a nurse.

Chairman

Rose Health · Fort Worth

Evidence-based psychological services, therapy, and treatment planning, with partnerships expanding access through Talkspace and Online-Therapy.

Executive Director

Crosspoint Health · Fort Worth

Conducted assessments and coordinated comprehensive care with other healthcare professionals.

Employee Assistance Program Counselor

LifeWorks

Clinical assessments, critical-incident stress management, and problem-gambling assessment for EAP members.

Behavior Analyst

Texas · Virginia · Vermont · Florida

Qualified Behavior Analyst (QBA).

Nursing Student & Clinical Rotations

Ascension Via Christi · Manhattan

Medical-Surgical clinical experience, pursuing nursing alongside the master's in clinical mental health counseling. The next chapter.

04

Journalism& Editorial

My first real training was in the press pool, learning to ask hard questions in rooms where the answers carried weight. I've been writing to make sense of the world ever since.

White House Journalist

The Narrative Times

Covered presidential events, press briefings, and policy announcements. Posed direct questions to the administration, delivered live analysis of State of the Union addresses, summits, and debates, and wrote investigative and long-form political reporting.

Director of Communications

DC Chronicle

Led media relations, crisis communication, content, and social strategy. Built relationships across newsrooms and wrote grant proposals, impact reports, and donor communications.

Author, Two Books

Amazon Publishing

Wired for Love: Neurodivergent Languages (2025) and Navigating the Path: A Comprehensive Guide for Parents of Special-Needs Children (2023).

Contributor & Commentator

BuzzFeed · The Dallas Morning News · Denton Record-Chronicle

Two dozen-plus published articles, op-eds, and letters, the full list lives on The Journey.

05

Policy& Public Service

Understanding a problem was never enough for me. I kept gravitating toward the rooms where decisions actually get made, agencies, school boards, campaigns , to push for the change the understanding demanded.

Public Comment to the DEA

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

Authored a formal recommendation on cannabis controlled-substance rescheduling (Docket No. DEA-1362).

Policy Recommendations

Wichita Public Schools

Disability settlement recommendations for the district's student handbook and policies.

District Planning & Advisory Committee

Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD

Advised the school board on educational goals and district-wide instructional programs. The committee comprises parents, community members, business representatives, and professional staff including teachers and principals.

School Health Advisory Committee

Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD

Ensured community values were reflected in health education instruction.

Communications & Campaign Strategy

Local campaigns · American Youth in Politics

Director of Communications for school-board campaigns and youth-civics organizations.

Senior Member, Public Affairs & Health Services

Civil Air Patrol · U.S. Air Force Auxiliary

Eleven years of service in leadership roles, including Public Affairs Officer and Health Services Officer. Authored the Presidential Medal of Freedom nomination of Sgt. Billy Randolph, submitted to The White House.

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Software& Engineering

The same curiosity that drove every other discipline eventually demanded a screwdriver. I build the tools I need and, along the way, have shipped a desktop operating environment, an AI document platform, a suite of open-source extensions, and clinical data infrastructure, mostly because nothing off the shelf quite fit.

PrismOS, Cloud-Native Desktop Environment

XMethod Organization · TypeScript · Electron · SwiftUI

A modular desktop platform built on Electron with a native SwiftUI client for macOS and iOS. Designed to replace fragmented app ecosystems with a unified workspace for communication, productivity, and AI-assisted work.

  • TypeScript
  • Electron
  • Swift / SwiftUI
  • macOS & iOS

DocAI, Document Intelligence Platform

XMethod Organization · Python

AI-powered ingestion, extraction, and retrieval-augmented generation over structured and unstructured documents, built for healthcare and legal-adjacent professional contexts.

  • Python
  • RAG / LLM
  • Document Processing

MediaWiki Extension Suite, Eleven Extensions

PHP · MediaWiki · Google APIs

A complete library of MediaWiki extensions adding AI chat, user blogs, social cards, page analytics, user verification, group messaging, newsletter distribution, Google Workspace SSO, and PDF export to wiki-based communities.

  • PHP
  • MediaWiki
  • Open Source

MCP Server · AI Infrastructure · Clinical Tools

Python · XMethod Organization

A custom Model Context Protocol server exposing internal tools to Claude and other LLM clients; self-hosted AI interfaces; ClinTrax behavioral-health case tracking; and a social network analysis platform supporting graduate academic research.

  • MCP / Anthropic
  • Self-Hosted AI
  • Clinical Data
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