Born in Erie, Pennsylvania

Married to Paula Rochella Meadows

Children: Denzel (son), Alana (daughter)

Graduate of Norfolk State University, B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies

Moved to Portsmouth in 1990

A business owner in the City of Portsmouth:

Commonwealth Employee Benefit Solutions, Inc, 2004

Creative Learners Educational Center, LLC, 2001

He was elected to the Portsmouth City Council in 2017 as City Councilman. Served from January 1 2018-December 31, 2020.  Elected Mayor of the City of Portsmouth on November 2, 2020. Term of Office January 1, 2021 – December 31, 2024.