About Me
I'm a Bozeman dad with two kids in Bozeman School District 7. My wife Adrienne and I met in college at MSU and never left. We're raising two kids in BSD7, and Adrienne teaches kindergarten at Longfellow. You might know her as Miss Petch or Mrs. Zimny.
Education runs deep in our family. My mom teaches in Billings. Adrienne worked at Meadowlark before moving to Longfellow. I've spent my whole life watching teachers do the invisible work. The late nights, the creativity, the showing up every single day.
I work remotely as a security manager in tech. Before that, I worked at a few local tech firms here in Bozeman. My day job is managing compliance, budgets, building teams, and making sure organizations run responsibly and transparently. Those skills translate directly to board governance. I bring that same mindset to how I think about our schools.
We live south of campus here in Bozeman, Montana. Fixer-upper house, a flower farm, eight chickens, and three dogs. We're not going anywhere. This is home.
Field Notes
This site is where I write down what I learn about how Bozeman schools work. Some of it lives here as reference pages. The journal side will go up at Field Notes soon.
What's here
- How BSD7 governs itself. The authority map.
- BSD7 policy series, indexed.
- What schools actually do. Programs and services.
What's coming
- Kindergarten registration: when, where, how.
- Bozeman camps and summer programs, kept current.
- School sports and activity calendars.
- A parent newsletter. Timed reminders, no spam.
If something here is wrong or stale, email me.
The 2026 campaign
I ran for the BSD7 Board of Trustees in May 2026 and lost. The campaign was a great experience, and along the way I really took to learning how local government works. That's what this site is for now.
Thank you for all of your support. I look forward to speaking with you all more over the next year.
Stay in touch
Have a question, a correction, or something you think more Bozeman parents should know about? Email me.