I am a lifelong Buffalo resident having grown up in the North Buffalo (Parkside) Community of Buffalo NY. I went McKinley high school where I graduated in 2007, after a semester at ECC I decided to join the US army reserves where I served from Jan 2008-2016. I was a Bio Major at Buffalo state and held various business leadership positions at various telecommunication companies before I decided to pursue a career that aligned with my passion for investing and finding ways to help with the ever-growing wealth gap in the US. I started my career at Merrill Lynch as a financial advisor in 2018 and after some time there moved to various wire houses before deciding to move into wealth management at the regional bank level first landing at M&T Bank before transitioning to Key Bank. I am a member of the African American KBING at Key bank where I am part of the leadership board as the Business innovation officer as well as the Military KBING. In 2023 I was a proud nominee of the Buffalo Black achievers award, as well as being a board member of other non-profits in the area. I am part of a financial literacy panel that does speaking engagements across Buffalo and aim to just provide the information I have learned to help the communities I serve. I have two beautiful children and on my days of relaxing I just like to lounge around and watch a good classic film. I believe God has led me toward my purpose and I am thankful to be a servant of the community.
I have felt the pain of having a family member and friend battle with substance abuse. As someone who has seen it firsthand. I have seen what substance abuse can do from a community and if I can help change that I believe I should.
My favorite memory is a football camp I did with Candles in the S.U.N. for children in the community who usually wouldn’t have the opportunity to attend a camp with various athletes from the colleges in the area. I just remember the look of joy on those children’s face and how much it meant to them, that memory has always stuck with me.
A fun fact about me is I love rollercoasters and try my hardest to sit in the front of every one I ride.
“The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.”