Home: Thibodaux, LA. Age: 20. Profession: College student and hospital employee. Organization: Thibodaux Regional Health System. Title: Phlebotomist. Pronouns: He/him. Alma mater: Nicholls State University.
Latest accomplishment: President’s List, fall 2025 and spring 2026. Hobbies: Drumming and playing gigs with my rock band. Recent travel or adventure: Italy—the greatest experience of my life. Last book read: The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas.
Personality profile: Funny and gregarious. What one word would your closest friend use to describe you? Smart, funny and kind-hearted. Moral compass: Jesus Christ. How do you define a perfect friendship? Someone who listens to what you have to say but also tells you what you need to hear. What occupation, other than your own, do you most admire? Nursing. Nurses play an integral role in the hospital setting. What is your favorite place (or way) to spend money? Guitar Center. How do you relieve stress? Playing the drums. What is your go-to workout? Chest day.
What was your first paying job? Rouses Supermarkets. What was your favorite college course? Calculus I. Math is fun. What’s prominently featured on your home or office wall? A picture of my bandmates and me after a show. What’s the best advice you received growing up? It is up to you to be happy.
What change would you like to see in the world?
Less avarice. Too often, personal desires are pursued at the expense of others.
What mega-trend most excites you? Artificial intelligence. What mega-trend most concerns you? Artificial intelligence—not because I expect iRobot, but because people are already becoming too dependent on it.
What title would you choose for the movie about your life? Things Happen. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? Professional football player. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? Attend Mass and confess my sins, then gather my friends and the people I care about for a going-away party. What advice would you give your younger self? Not everyone is going to be friends with you, and that’s okay.
Favorite quote: “Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength” (Isaiah 40:31). Desired epitaph: He never failed to put a smile on someone’s face.
