Father, husband, and member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. 

Broad educational perspective: BA anthropology, MA Asian studies, MS applied economics, and PhD economics.

Teaching professor at UNC-Chapel Hill’s business school. 

Struggles to confidently walk in two worlds.

Unable to quietly witness inequality and injustice. 

The Creative Writing program at the Institute for American Indian Arts offered refuge.

Crafting a memoir to help others who also chase deferred dreams that have nearly dried up.

Celebrating community, healing, and affirmation as a second-year MFA student.