The Colors Change, But The Calling Stays The Same

People talk a lot about change as if it is something to brace yourself for, but the truth is, change gives life its momentum. A few months ago, I stood alongside colleagues, alumni, and friends as we closed the chapter on Limestone University, a place that shaped so much of who I am and who I became professionally. It was a bittersweet goodbye, like turning the last page of a book you loved and catching yourself reading the final paragraph again just to soak it in.

Limestone will always be special to me and my family. It is woven into our story in a way no new chapter will ever replace. I am an alum, my wife is an alum, and both of our twin daughters earned their degrees and their Limestone MBAs there too. It was more than a workplace. It was family. It still is.

But life has a way of handing you a new book when you think the shelf is empty. And today, I get to crack open page one of a new adventure.

I am thrilled to share that I have joined Spartanburg Day School as the Strategic Marketing and Communications Manager. Which means one very important thing: my closet is about to welcome a bold shade of red, and my longtime loyalty to the Saints has officially expanded to include a fierce, proud Griffin. 

Leaving Limestone was not something I ever pictured. It was a mission, a community, and a calling. I saw students discover purpose there. I met families who believed in what education can unlock when it is personal, intentional, and rooted in care. That spirit lives on in me, even as the doors closed earlier this year.

Joining Spartanburg Day School feels less like starting over and more like continuing the story, only in a new chapter with younger faces and a broader canvas. Limestone was a private independent college, and Spartanburg Day School is a private independent K-12. In both spaces, education is not just instruction, it is relationship. It is connection. It is seeing possibility in every student and helping families feel confident, supported, and proud of the experience they choose.

And just like I did at Limestone, I will be working every day to share the stories of this incredible school, to welcome future Griffin families through authentic marketing and communication, and to strengthen connections with alumni and the greater community. My goal is simple. To help families truly see the value of a private independent education and the lifelong impact it can have. Because the right school does more than educate. It shapes futures, builds character, and gives young people a place to belong and become.

This community is vibrant, warm, driven, and already feels like home. I am eager to tell its stories and help families discover what makes Spartanburg Day School a place where students can thrive from their very first school days to the moment they walk across the graduation stage ready for whatever comes next.

So here is to new colors, new mascots, new traditions, and the same mission at heart. Serving students, serving families, and using storytelling to build connection and purpose.

And if you see me around town adjusting to my red wardrobe and humming the SDS fight song, just know, old habits fade slowly, but new pride grows fast.

Here is to the Saints who gave me a foundation, and to the Griffins who will help me soar.

A new chapter begins, filled with purpose, gratitude, and possibility.