Professional Life

I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Public & International Affairs at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where I teach courses in public and nonprofit management. My research focuses on government–nonprofit relations and nonprofit financial management, and is published in leading scholarly journals. I serve on the Boards of Directors for the United Way of the Cape Fear Area and the Blue Ribbon Commission on the Prevention of Youth Violence. I hold a PhD from North Carolina State, an MPA from George Washington University, and a BA from the University of California, Irvine.

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Personal Life

Home life mostly involves me and my wife (Lauren) trying to keep up with our 2 year old son (Cooper) and newborn daughter (Olivia). Every now and then they hold still long enough for us to snap a photo (see below for a couple recent favorites. Spare time is dedicated to cooking, exercising, and catching up on some of my favorite TV shows.