I grew up in Washington, D.C., raised with strong values of responsibility, perseverance, and service. As a young man, I trained in martial arts for three years, became an amateur ABF boxer out of Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, and learned early what it meant to push through pain with discipline and focus.

That same discipline guided me into the Boy Scouts of America, where I proudly achieved the rank of Star Scout, and later into the Civil Air Patrol, serving as an Air Force Auxiliary Cadet. Through intensive studies in aviation and aeronautics, I earned a Junior FAA License, rose to the rank of Cadet Technical Sergeant, and successfully flew and navigated a Cessna aircraft as part of the prerequisites and testing toward a Virginia FAA license.

My path of service continued into the United States Army, where integrity, accountability, and readiness were daily expectations—not ideals.

In 2017, that background of military discipline and security training led to a highly trusted role as a Diplomatic Security Field Agent with a Washington, D.C.–based security firm contracted by the Saudi Arabian Embassy. I was assigned to provide on-site security for Prince Khalid bin Salman and later Princess Reema bint Bandar Al Saud, who currently serves as the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States.

Before my health declined, my final professional role was as a Security Captain and Supervisor with Blue Cross Blue Shield, where I was responsible for leadership, safety oversight, and operational security.

Beyond professional service, my life has always been deeply rooted in Christian faith and ministry.

I served for years in prophetic ministry, as a praise and worship leader, and as a gospel artist and songwriter. I once had the honor of opening for Fred Hammond in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and I was spiritually developed for many years at Rock Church International in Virginia Beach, VA which was under the leadership of my spiritual father, the late Bishop- Apostle John Gimenez.

Ministry and music were never hobbies—they were my calling and my way of serving others.

Today, I am living with severe diabetic peripheral neuropathy, type 2 diabetes, and early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. The neuropathy causes relentless, burning pain that affects my mobility and daily functioning. The Alzheimer’s diagnosis has been especially devastating, as my condition has begun progressing more rapidly than doctors originally expected, impacting memory, cognition, and independence.

Because of my declining health, I was laid off in November of 2024. I received:

No unemployment benefits

No pension

No severance

No long-term compensation of any kind

The loss of income combined with escalating medical needs has left me in an extremely vulnerable position, because of the loss of career and employment I lost my apartment and moved all of my belongings to include important documents and sentimental belongings handed down by my great grandmother as well as expensive furniture acquired through the Saudi Arabian Embassy while I worked as a security agent for Royal Saudi prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, to a storage unit and ultimately lost all of my belongings due to the lost of income.