Cultural Resume

• I am a white European American with Scottish and German ancestry.  

•  I grew up in a middle-class family with married parents. I have three brothers, one of which identifies as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community which has personalized queer issues and I consider myself a proud ally to the community as well.

• My family of origin has experienced diagnosed anxiety, depression, substance abuse, various personality disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

•  I experience neurodivergence as I am diagnosed with dyslexia.

• Growing up in a largely segregated southern city, I was embedded in an often racist and sexist culture that also proved to be largely un-affirming of the LGBTQIA+ community. I also was a part of the evangelical Christian church and many of these sentiments appeared there as well. I have actively worked to unlearn much of my ingrained bias, yet recognize I still have much work to do.  

• I recognize I experience privileges and some of these include being a white, cisgender and heterosexual man. I am also able bodied, educated, English-speaking, and a U.S. citizen.