Meet Jeff
Born and raised in Thomasville, Jeff knows what it’s like to grow up as the son of a struggling, single mother in the rural Alabama woods. While home was modest, it was a place where anyone was welcome, meals were best shared among friends, and taking care of each other was just what folks did.
Jeff has always prioritized having an impeccable work ethic. He started working as a teen, but when he became a father at 19, he knew he needed to find a career. Jeff switching his priorities led him to the shipyards of Mississippi. Following in his mother’s union-member footsteps, he joined his first union in 2009, the IBEW.
As a journeyman, foreman, project manager, and business owner, Jeff has always advocated for workers and everyday folks. He knows experience is built through trial and error, taking risks, and learning lessons along the way. Jeff knows that competent leaders are effective by being in service of the people they lead (which would include his fellow crew members), practicing empathy, building trust, and empowering others.
That kind of toughness, ingenuity, and grit has served him well in automotive shops, shipyards, and construction sites. He leads job sites with crew collaboration and the core belief that every worker is important, transparency is key, and workers deserve to share fairly and generously in the rewards for hard work and innovation.
Growing up in a post-9/11 world and adapting to a globally connected society, Jeff started using social media to post snippets of daily life – showcasing himself working on cars, doing home repairs, and sharing job-site humor. Over the last several years, he has become known for voicing his opinions about the societal issues we see day in and day out as the working class.
His ability to speak plainly and passionately on a broad range of social topics, especially around organizing for workers' rights, inspires Alabamians, Southerners, and fellow workers to unite in building coalitions and reimagine a society that is inclusive and supportive of all.