I was born and raised in Memphis, TN. My family and I were active in our local parish, St. Ann in Bartlett, when I was growing up. I was an altar server from 4th to 12th grade, and a lector and a Eucharistic minister in High School. I received 12 years of Catholic education, first at St. Ann (grades 1-8) and then at Memphis Catholic HS.

For college I moved to Atlanta to go to Georgia Tech and earn a Bachelor’s of Electrical Engineering degree. Tech was where my vocation took root and I began to attend monthly Vocation Discernment Masses with Fr. Don Kenny. My vocation continued to grow after college as I worked for the Georgia State Government in their Drinking Water Testing Labs as a Computer Network Administrator.

In 1996, I started at St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, PA, studying to serve in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. During the summers, I served at several parishes in the Archdiocese. On June 15, 2002, I was ordained a priest by Archbishop Donoghue.

I have worked in three parishes in North Georgia as a priest: 2002-2005 at St. Michael the Archangel in Woodstock, 2005-2006 at St. James the Apostle in McDonough, and 2006-2009 at St. Catherine of Siena in Kennesaw. All three of my assignments have been excellent learning experiences and opportunities for growth personally and as a priest; I look forward to serving at St. Mary and St. Catherine Laboure as your pastor and learning even more from my time here with you all.