He moved to Seattle from the Penn State NCAA Division I hockey program, where he served as head athletic trainer from 2012 to 2021. Has experience launching a new team and designing athletic training spaces, as Penn State became a D-I program for the 2012-13 season. Has worked on the athletic training staff for the University of Nebraska football as a graduate assistant and for the NFL's Chicago Bears as an intern. Traveled to Seattle with both programs to face UW and the Seahawks. Spent three years as an undergraduate athletic training student at Michigan State University, including 1 season with the hockey program.
Looks forward to kayaking in the Pacific Northwest. When he has downtime, he enjoys cooking: "My friends [in State College, PA] will miss my cooking."
