Q: What are you doing now?
A: I serve as a Union County Judicial Clerk for the Court of Common Pleas.
Q: Have you pursued any graduate education?
A: Yes, I graduated from Thomas R. Kline School of Law at Duquesne University.
Q: Where have you worked or served since graduation?
A: When I graduated from Waynesburg University, I immediately got married to my WU sweetheart and decided to take a gap year before entering law school. This ended up being a good thing, as medical complications turned one year into two. In this time, I worked as an educator and in sales. I then went into law school, finding an unexpected delight in securities regulations.
After graduation, I started out as a middle school teacher at Canon-Mac school district, where I taught seventh and eighth grade social studies from December 2021 to January 2023.
Then, from January to June 2023 I worked at PLS Logistics as a PA Account Executive, where I negotiated and maintained client accounts to ensure legal adherence while ensuring repeat loyalty.
Following that, from May 2024 to April 2025 I worked at Seton Hill University as a PA Law Clerk, where I facilitated internal programs’ legal needs from conception to creation — led client intakes, identified and drafted the required documents and clauses, then presented and explained documents’ purpose and key elements to clients, as well as drafted pre-litigation demand letters, partnership agreements, contracts, and waivers as requested.
Additionally, from May to August 2025 I worked at Meyer Law — a transactional law firm dealing with oil and gas — as a PA Law Clerk, where I performed legal research on issues of civil procedure, contract law, and corporate financing.
Q: What are some other accomplishments you’d like to share?
A: While in college, a group of Waynesburg alumni founded a group called The Pondering Pub — a group dedicated to creating communities through truth, beauty, and goodness. They asked me to turn their group into a non-profit. Since then, I have worked on creating a curriculum and support network to assist people in "founding" their own Pondering. These "Ponderings" act as a retreat, allowing people to conscientiously meditate upon hardships in their life in a community setting that has been lost in our modern world. I have found this to be the most rewarding aspect of my professional life. My time at Waynesburg gave me opportunities to lead clubs, which taught me invaluable lessons that helped me lead this fledgling non-profit.
Q: Which classes were most important to you at WU?
A: Dr. Batchelder's Ancient Military History class and Dr. Stratton's Politics and Ethics class were instrumental in forming my worldview and provided me with quotable sources to easily communicate difficult concepts. In both my legal career and colloquial conversations, I've quoted Pericles' Funeral Oration or Edmund Burke to succinctly convey reputable ideas that represent my own. Waynesburg provided an anthology of human history that has allowed me to continue my education post-graduation.
Q: What are some of your favorite memories during your time at WU?
A: I participated in WU's Line, an improv comedy show. This was invaluable, as it allowed me to develop a witty personality, which has proved invaluable in closing sales or diffusing tense negotiations.
I also took pottery at Waynesburg, which I ended up loving and eventually became the tutor. My family surprised me one Christmas with a pottery wheel, and I have found a hobby that has continued post-college, a hobby that never would I ever have picked up on my own.
About Waynesburg University
Consistently ranked a best value school, Waynesburg University’s Strategy for the 21st Century affirms its commitment to developing an entrepreneurial mindset and ethical leadership skills for all students. Rooted in its mission of faith, learning and service, the private, Christian university is located on a traditional campus in the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania.