My passion has always been making a difference in my community and the people I serve. I have served on several boards in my community, including Habitat for Humanity, Junior League Advisory Board and the Theatre Company of Bryan and Bryan Toastmasters Club. I am currently serving as chair for the Brazos Valley Walk to End Alzheimer's.

What inspires me is the love and compassion this community has shown over the years to people in need.

Edward Jones has allowed me to carry out that passion of serving others as a financial advisor for over 20 years. As an Edward Jones financial advisor, I enjoy the opportunity to partner with individual investors on creating and implementing strategies based on a philosophy of buying quality investments with long-term advice.

I have two undergraduate degrees from Texas A&M. The first was a BA in anthropology, because you never know when you are going to find a fossil on the stock exchange floor. The second was a BS in economics, focusing on small business formation.

My wife, Ruthy, and I have lived in this community for over 30 years. We have three boys, Jody, Gentry and Jackson. My family and I love to travel the world.

My branch team consists of Adrienne Arrington, senior branch office administrator, who has over 20 years of industry experience.

During our initial visit, we will create specific goals based on what's important to you, assess how comfortable you are with taking risk, then recommend tailored solutions, aligned with your comfort for risk, to help you achieve those goals.

I have found that my clients really appreciate the time that I take to educate them on the strategies and investments we will be using, which in turn, helps them feel more comfortable when making decisions.

Relationships are key, and in our view, meeting face to face builds strong relationships. We look forward to partnering with you.