About

WHO AM I?

I am a published writer, communityb activist, and the father of two daughters and a son. I have seven grandchildren who I loveh dearly. I am a native of Renton, Washington. I’m

My education includes an AAS Degree in Family Services with Certificates in Human Services and Chemical Dependency Counselor. I have been trained in the areas of Human Services, including MRT Therapy, Cultural Competency, Gain SS, Prevention Specialist,  Matrix Model Intensive Drug and Alcohol certified, and RX360 Drug and Alcohol Trained.  

My achievements are all based on my community. I graduated with Honors from Olympic College in Bremerton Washington.  I worked as a counselor in Drug Courts in Kitsap, Pierce, Whatcom, Island and King Counties, moving back to Renton to work as a prevention intervention specialist at schools I attended as a youth. I founded a non-profit Renton Youth Advocacy Center, which helped at-risk kids after school and am the owner of Integrated Testing and Solutions, an agency that works with youth who have run into trouble with the law and those who suffer with substance abuse or having problems at home or school.    I’ve mentored youth at Kitsap County Juvenile Detention and the Bremerton Boys and Girls Club and volunteered as an assistant coach at a local high school.   I was recently awarded the Edwin T Pratt Peoples Advocate award from the Martin Luther King Historical committee in Seattle.  Other awards include Elevating Equity and Justice award from the City of Renton, Olympic College Inspirational Leadership award, and the Herbert Goodman Scholarship for Academic Excellence award.  

I give back to my community whenever possible, as a positive presence in Renton where my purpose and goals are to be a voice and support person for those who have no voice.  I am a member of the Renton Police Chief’s Community Council.  I am my family’s lead in our fight to get restitution for land my parents were forced to sell to the Renton School District.  I have teamed with a Washington State Senator to write House Bill SB5142, the Houston Eminent Domain Fairness Act and recently spoke at the hearings at the state capitol.    I am proud of this bill because it will stop school districts from taking land and not using it for the purpose stated by them. I speak to church groups, civic groups and the local media in my quest to right the wrong done to my family and others.  I am a regular speaker at the Renton City Council meetings, Renton School District meetings and various churches in the area.  In the past I have been invited to speak at Kitsap County Leadership, Washington State Drug Court Association, Washington State Multicultural Council and the Black African Ministerial Alliance. 

I survived a life of poverty, drug addiction and hopelessness through hard work, giving my power to God, and with the help of family, friends, counselors, mentors, a Superior Court Judge and Alcoholics Anonymous. In 2025 I celebrate 21 years of sobriety.   I have walked in the shoes of those I work with and have come out on the other side.  God in my life is constant and without his grace I am nothing.  I strive daily to be a good example for my children and grandchildren.  I want them to know they can be successful at whatever they choose in life.