Applied AI That Works for Communities
I build AI systems, civic-tech tools, and innovation ecosystems — fast, ethical, and auditable. Founder, elected official, and 30 years deep in technology.
From the Gulf Coast to the Frontier of AI
I've spent thirty years building and breaking technology — enterprise systems, networks, products — before AI made it interesting to everyone else. That background informs how I work now: I care about what's auditable, what's explainable, and what actually holds up when a real community depends on it.
Today I run Good Samaritan Institute (GoodSam.ai), which develops AI tools and frameworks for nonprofit, civic, and community contexts. I also co-founded Good Combinator (GoodCombinator.ai), an accelerator for mission-driven AI ventures. In 2020 I was elected to the South Walton County Special District — one of the few elected officials in Florida actively deploying AI in public governance — and I host the "AI for Good: Transforming Communities" podcast, where I talk with practitioners building technology in service of people, not just profit.
I operate out of Point Preserve, a 30A property I run as both a short-term rental campus and a working AI innovation hub. It's a live test bed: DAO governance, autonomous agents, community tools, and real guests.
If you're looking for a consultant who will tell you what the AI landscape actually looks like from inside a running organization and an elected seat — not from a deck — that's the conversation I have.
