The students, teachers, and parents of Duchesne County School District deserve the best. That starts with more engaged members of the school board. Engagement needs to be shown by being present, alert, and attentive at school board meetings, as well as asking questions and thoroughly reviewing policy before acting upon it. School board members should also be in our schools, talking to students, teachers, and administrators, more than just when required or expected to be.

While the school board primarily creates district policy, responsible oversight is still needed. In today’s economy, our tax dollars must be used with the most benefit to our students, and be fully available to the teachers that use it. The utmost efficiency without sacrificing educational quality. 

I have a desire to serve the students, teachers, administrators, parents, and shareholders of Duchesne County School District (DCSD). I want to help create and rework policy that will help build students with a well-rounded education that will in turn fill and meet the needs in our future workforce, while still maintaining the traditional values of our communities. I want to help our professional teachers and educators fulfill the visions and goals that they have in their classrooms. They are the real mentors and builders of our future, and they know how to prepare our students to fulfill their potential in the real world.

In short, I am not running with an agenda, but with the intent to do good and to support and improve education in Duchesne County.

Currently, when I am able I help my wife with her after school undertakings. This includes attending and filming her after school concerts, helping her and her students backstage, and fulfilling the vital role of errand boy. 

I have also been a regular attendee at monthly school board meetings since April 2025.* I always thoroughly read the agenda items before the meeting, and if I have questions I ask board members or district faculty and staff for their insight and opinions to increase my understanding. Often, I am the only individual not employed by the district or not currently on the board left at the meeting’s end. Before the board meetings begin, I have the opportunity to talk to and engage with teachers, parents, community members, and occasionally students. Attending regularly has helped me to understand the needs of our community, what the district is currently doing well at, and where it can improve. I have also begun learning the processes for creating, working, and reworking district policy. 

Something I have very much enjoyed doing is visiting one on one with district staff, school administrators, teachers, current and past school board members, and former board candidates. When simply asked, many are eager to share their expertise and insights with me, and answer my questions. I typically ask these individuals to give me twenty to thirty minutes of their time, and more often than not, they give me more than an hour of their valuable time.

*I did not attend the meeting held on July 31, 2025, due to work responsibilities.