At my core, I am a simple man. I am a husband, father, veteran and small business owner. I am also emphatically, American.
Having grown up in Indonesia and graduating high school in the Philippines as a son of missionary parents, I have firsthand experience with oppressive governments. After being raised overseas by American parents, I attended the U.S. Air Force Academy and served for 11 years. I overcame many challenges in the USAF and was honored to serve in a foreign posting and domestic duty at the Pentagon and Bolling AFB. While living in Washington, D.C., I met the woman who quickly became the love of my life, my future wife, Katy Rys, who was born and raised here in Erie.
I didn’t need much convincing to make Erie my home. After traveling to Erie to visit Katy’s family and friends and experiencing its small-town community traditions and values, I knew this was where I wanted to grow our family…