In a heartbeat, you could be the difference.

1) What is your connection to the American Heart Association?
My connection to the American Heart Association comes through long standing leadership and hands on involvement with the Hard Hats with Heart initiative, first in the Midwest and now in Atlanta, where I help mobilize the construction and industrial community around heart health awareness, education, and prevention. I have worked closely with the American Heart Association to host and sponsor multiple Hard Hats with Heart events over several years, including campaign celebrations, leadership events, and the 2026 Atlanta Hard Hats with Heart kickoff at Truist Park during American Heart Month and National Wear Red Day. Through this work, I’ve helped bring together industry leaders to support lifesaving education like Hands Only CPR training and to raise awareness of cardiovascular risks in physically demanding professions. 

2) Have you or someone you know personally been affected by heart attack, heart disease, or stroke?
A colleague at Automated Logic suffered a heart attack during a meeting in our office. In that moment, we acted—administering CPR and using an AED in an effort to revive him until emergency responders arrived. He was transported to the hospital, where doctors and nurses ultimately brought him back. Since then, he has been navigating a long and challenging physical recovery. Our conversations about his journey, and his willingness to even consider standing alongside me at an American Heart Association event, made the mission profoundly personal. Watching someone you respect push through physical limitations, therapy, and uncertainty reshapes how you think about prevention, early intervention, and the power of community support.

3) What does the word “knowledge” mean to you, and how does that correlate to your relationship with the American Heart Association?
To me, knowledge means empowering people with information before they need it—not after a crisis happens. In industries like construction and building services, people are strong, capable, and hardworking, but they don’t always prioritize their own health or see the warning signs early enough. Knowledge is what turns awareness into action: knowing your risks, understanding early symptoms, learning CPR, and having the confidence to act when seconds matter.
That’s why my relationship with the American Heart Association aligns so closely with the Knowledge chamber. Through Hard Hats with Heart, we aren’t just raising funds—we’re educating leaders and workers, normalizing conversations around heart health, and giving people tools that can genuinely save lives. When knowledge is shared at scale, it doesn’t just change outcomes for individuals—it changes entire industries and communities. 
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