Director of Government Affairs
Communicate to 30,000+ drone racing pilots on updates to regulations and call to actions
Advise 700+ chapters/clubs on regulatory advisories that may affect them
Attend trade shows networking with regulatory professionals
Youth Advocate
Advocate on behalf of youth involvement and drone racing with recreational sUAS
Provide insight on the recreational sUAS community to the FAA
Write FAA Recognized Identification Area applications for Remote Identification (RID)
Liaison to the drone community for the FAA as a FAASTeam Representative
Attend regular training events to keep current with sUAS issues and topics
Worked on teams of industry leaders developing recommendations on how organizations can improve community engagement in the drone industry
Worked on teams of industry leaders developing recommendations on the FAAs preliminary Advanced Air Mobility strategic framework
Worked on teams of industry leaders developing recommendations for K-12 UAS curriculum integration for the FAA
Worked on teams of industry leaders developing recommendations for Remote ID usage for manned aviation for the FAA
Worked on teams of industry leaders developing recommendations for improving safety culture for the FAA
The Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) is a high school program designed to help students become better leaders and citizens.
After four years in this program I held several successful leadership roles, such as Public Affairs Assistant, Admin Officer, and Cadet Battalion Commander.
Throughout my four years, I competed on the Orienteering team, a team focused on enhancing land navigation skills. Each year, I podiumed at the Area Five Championships, winning both my freshman year on the beginner course and winning my senior on the varsity course. In my junior year, I competed at the NJROTC Orienteering National Championship.
During my summer before senior year, I was selected for and successfully completed the NJROTC Area Five Leadership Academy
As the Cadet Battalion Commander, I led the 140+ Cadets of the Patriot NJROTC unit at Governor Thomas Johnson High School
FPV - First Person View
FPVFC - First Person View Freedom Coalition
FAA - Federal Aviation Administration
AAAC - Advanced Aviation Advisory Committee - Formally known as Drone Advisory Committee (DAC)
TG - Tasking Group
NJROTC - Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
RID - Remote Identification