Title: Business support specialist

Department: Student involvement  

Hometown: Good ol’ Ro-Mo! 

Degree: Bachelor’s degree in biology from Drury University

Years of service: 3+ years

What does a business support specialist do? The business support specialist keeps financial records for the department and for campus student organizations. He checks out credit cards, hence earning the title “the credit card dude”.  

What do you enjoy most about your work? I love meeting/working with students and watching their hard work become a successful reality! 

What is one thing on your bucket list? One thing on my bucket list is…..to not have a bucket list 🙂. 

What do you do for fun? For fun, I like to play video games, spend time with my family and EAT! 

What is something that others may not know about you? I can say “I love you” in sign language then touch my pointer finger to the tip of my pinky finger. I think it is cool and a lot of people cannot do it! If you are confused, find me and I will show it off 🙂! 

What is your favorite place on campus? My favorite place on campus is my office. I love being surrounded by good people and my plants! Come talk plants with me. 

What would you describe as the most important personal attributes or strengths that you bring to your work? My most important thing that I bring to the office is inclusivity and positivity! I always make sure that we all get together and take a mental break as a team. 

What is the best advice you have ever received? The best advice that I have ever received is; “Be true to yourself. Be the best version of yourself and the rest will fall into place.” I am a pretty awesome guy and all I did was be myself!