Ethics & Leadership

My early work centered on strengthening communities through partnership. I collaborated with nonprofits and high schools to expand youth programming, helped secure sponsorships that supported community athletics and the arts, and led district-level initiatives that connected dozens of youth outreach programs across Western Pennsylvania.

As a regional leader within the Western Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church, I contributed to policy conversations, coordinated multi-site initiatives, and supported faith-based organizations in developing sustainable structures for service and governance.

Ethical leadership soon expanded beyond local boundaries. Through Paradigm Shift Ministries and partner organizations, I trained ministry leaders in Latin America and Africa, raised awareness for schools and orphanages, and supported anti-trafficking work in communities impacted by slavery, including brick-field and brothel rescue operations. These experiences also placed me in dialogue with international educators and ministry leaders on every continent. Presenting at conferences and working with organizations like Scripture Union taught me that ethics is not simply an idea — it is lived, taught, and practiced across cultures, institutions, and generations.

Over time, I came to understand ethics as the foundation of governance. Ethical clarity is what allows institutions to make responsible decisions, manage conflict, and lead with integrity.

This early work shaped the approach I now bring into civics, law, and compliance: leadership begins with values, but it becomes sustainable through structure, accountability, and clear communication.