While at WSU, I met my best friend and wife Cassie while in the Cougar Marching Band. A former color guard member and a graduate of the WSU Psychology department. We celebrated our wedding in September of 2021, and I am ecstatic to spend the rest of my life with the most compassionate and beautiful woman in the world.

During the summers I work as a Drone Pilot and Land Surveyor technician in Spokane at Benthin & Associates, a world renown survey firm that regularly surveys United States embassies. This job has given me the chance to learn all about how legal work and policy is created, enacted, and enforced at a county, state, and national level; where I was even able to assist in the creation of these policies in conjunction with the owner of the firm.

In the summer of 2020 I chose to obtain my Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Small (UASs) Remote Pilot Certificate, in other words my Drone Pilot License, to create an additional form of revenue during the summers. Projects that I have collaborated on already include the use of aerial imagery and videography to create maps, court exhibits, and professional documentation through the use of drones. Passing my FAA certification with a 97%, I received my official license in the beginning of September along with my dad, Walter. With this new avenue both myself and my dad have decided to co-found Dale Drone Services in the Spokane area.

I first started on the clarinet in 6th grade, but soon developed a desire to play a different instrument in the band. My director Bryan Conrad gave me the baritone sax and music wouldn’t be the same. In 8th grade, I was invited to play with the Spokane Falls Community Band under the direction of Denise Snider and played in the ensemble until after my high school graduation in 2016. During my high school career at University High School in Spokane Valley I participated in the regional Solo & Ensemble contests. All 4 years, under the study of saxophonist Craig Catlett, I was the regional champion for tenor/baritone sax and advanced to the Washington State Solo & Ensemble contest held at Central Washington University in Ellensburg. I am also a founding member of the Lilac City Community Band under the direction of Karl Mote, and am a regular guest saxophonist and conductor for the ensemble, in addition to being a regular substitute and guest baritone saxophonist with the Tuxedo Junction Big Band under the direction of Craig Catlett.

Achieving my Eagle Scout rank taught me timeless values instilled in the scout law, most notably courage, loyalty, and helpfulness. My employment at Camp Easton on Lake Coeur D'Alene gave me a unique opportunity to develop and refine what ever skill I set my mind to. Being able to polish my management style at camp opened the door for additional opportunities such as organizing full-camp activities, all of which included 400+ participants and staff, and creating new and motivational activities that had never been done before that align with certain holidays that fall during the summer months. After high school graduation I was promoted to the Area Director of the First-year camper area, featuring the 2nd largest participation area outside of the world-renown aquatics area at Easton. During this time I was tasked with the management of over 15 classes, and 9 staff members teaching those classes throughout the day.

The next year I was again promoted to the Assistant Program Director. I was in charge of all camp-wide activities throughout the day, the improvement of all classes during the day taught by over 50 staff, as well as teaching an Adult Leadership course to over 25 adults per week. With the visibility of this position, I was recognized by adult leaders every day at the morning meetings for the hard work and positive attitude that I put forth whenever I interacted with both students and adult leaders.