I am originally from Indiana. In fact, for those of you that have seen the movie Hoosiers, I graduated from the high school that the movie portrays.

Professionally, I have held high-level leadership positions in Michigan, Florida, Nevada and now Virginia.

Much of my earlier professional life was spent in leadership roles working with both non-profits (mostly focused on at-risk kids) and Education (also focused on working with at-risk-kids). I was i...