Over 15 years of direct startup experience building and investing in companies from zero through growth and stabilization.

Founder of Castle & Key, a spirits company and one-of-a-kind hospitality destination. Co-manager of a quantitative hedge fund.

Originally from Pennsylvania, I made Lexington my home in 2010. Graduate of Dickinson College (Econ/CS) and Vanderbilt (MBA).

I’m an optimist and seeker of challenges. Life is too short to not go big.

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15 Years of nonprofit experience driving meaningful impact. I founded and ran FoodChain, a mid-sized nutritional nonprofit, and Nourish Lexington, a program preparing & distributing 500K+ scratch-made meals.

I’m a native Lexingtonian, a graduate of MIT, an effusive believer in better, a tenacious problem solver, and a seamstress for efficiency.

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Chemical engineer and MBA graduate from UK. Passionate about translating my love for technical systems thinking to innovation within human problems. I'm motivated by the creation of unique opportunities to provide real value for our community here in Kentucky and beyond.

Avid problem solver, aspiring lifelong learner, and amateur home cook.

Originally from Eastern Kentucky, I moved to Lexington nearly nine years ago to attend the University of Kentucky, where I earned a Bachelor’s in Finance and a Master of Science in Finance (MSF). Post-graduation, I dedicated myself to a career spanning startups and corporate finance.

Driven by a passion to utilize my financial expertise to solve challenges and drive development in Kentucky, I am always ready to tackle new challenges. I firmly believe in dreaming big and acting boldly to make significant impacts.