Team

Hometown: Emily, MN

Family: My wife Tracy and I have 3 children, Austin who is 22 and we have twins Carter and Cadence who are 15.

Hobbies: Outside of spending time with my family at our lake cabin in Longville, MN we love to travel. For me personally I am passionate about the outdoors, I love to fish almost to a fault if you ask my wife. 🙂

Volunteering: Nationally, I sit on the board of directors for CSSA (Communication Supply Service Association) which is a national supplier dedicated to broadband providers. I also sit on the NTCA Rural Broadband Association Technical Committee which focuses on new and emerging technologies with a specific eye towards the ramifications of these technologies for rural members of the association. Locally, I sit on the Mid Minnesota Technical Advisory Committee. I also am a supporter of United Way and have volunteered with many local organizations in our community.

Current employer and job title: CTC – Director of Network Operations

What makes the BPSF mission meaningful to you? BPSF to me means opportunity. The Brainerd Public Schools Foundation is dedicated to providing opportunity to students from the area via your scholarship programs. Helping at the Big Event in the past, I got to see first hand the impact the scholarships have on the students. I also like how BPSF has contributed funding to technical resources for the students in the form of VR/AR, we have only scratched the surface on what these technologies can do for our students as well as our work places.