 Well, I'm a Denver native. I grew up in the Westwood community, excuse me, in public housing. I graduated from Lincoln High School. I then went to Metropolitan State College where I got a degree in criminal justice, minor in psychology. And my last semester in school is when I applied to the Denver Police Department and got hired when I was 22, so I've been here a really long time. You know, I've been very focused since I was about 10 years old. Being a police officer was the only thing I've ever wanted to do. So my entire life, every descendant I've made, has been geared toward that, hence right out of high school, going to college to get my criminal justice degree. Everything that I've done has been to do this. Finding law enforcement has been my passion and it's clearly my purpose. I'm kind of built to serve. Again, my passion is in patrol. I enjoy the human connection. I enjoy being a part of the community. Like I said, I'm a Denver native. I still live in Denver, so I live, work, and play in the community. Being a part of the community, I really enjoy interacting with the kids. The younger kids, they still enjoy cops. They think cops are cool and that's where we can really make a difference. So I've been an active participant with the Boys and Girls Clubs, a lot of youth groups, because I think that's where we can make the most difference. So again, I've lived in District 4 my entire life. It hasn't changed much. Spent most of my career as a police officer in District 4, so going back to District 4, the community is getting a new commander, but I'm actually going home and I'm beyond excited to get back to the community where I actually live and grew up to try and make a difference there, a positive difference. You do that by being intentionally relational. It's about engaging the community. I am the community. The Denver Police Department is a part of the community. So just being intentionally relational, finding out the needs as opposed to imposing what we believe the needs are of the community and just getting in and understanding what we need to do to make this community a safe place to live. First is a big issue. And how you develop trust is focusing on the human connect. Again, being intentionally relational, being a part of the community, understanding, having the community understand that we understand them and that their voice is actually heard is the beginning stages of building that trust. As a leader in the Denver Police Department, everything I say, everything I do, somebody is getting something from that. So it's important that as a leader I set the standard. I model the behavior and hold those accountable beneath me and encourage them to actually perform and increase their level of expectation and their level of performance. It's important that they understand that they have to care. They have to care about the community. They have to care about the job that they do. And I believe that the majority of us, 99% of us, that's why we're drawn to law enforcement because we do care and we want to make a difference. So I think a lot of it's intrinsic and they're doing it already. And it's just a matter of maintaining and sustaining that within the community. My vision for District 4 is to create an environment where the officers enjoy coming to work. If you like what you're doing and you're having fun doing it, you're going to do a great job at it. I want to create that environment where I can provide them the tools and the development and the environment necessary to excel. That in turn plays into the response that we get from the community. Better service, better product from the officers, better partnerships with the community, and better results. Being a public servant, that's where I excel. And it starts with caring. It's intrinsic value. It's about seeing somebody in need and understanding that need and helping them to become a better person. At the same time, that increases myself. I become a better person. So I believe that life is cyclic. And we all live on the same planet and we all have the same goals, which is a healthy place to live and play. And that's the goal. That's the goal that I'm trying to reach.