In summer 2012, he worked as an intern at TVA. In 2011 he received a Wright Bentley Scholarship from the College of Business and served as the recording secretary of Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting honor society, a role he will continue this year. He also will continue to serve on the Student Government Association's Election Commission. He is a cofounder and cochair of Jew-TC, the university's Jewish student organizaion. In his "spare time" he tutors low income middle and high school students in the GEAR-UP program. He also worked with young people in summer 2011 as a resident assistant at Johns Hopkins University's Center for Talented Youth.He is an accomplished viola player performing in the UTC orchestra and with the Amabile String Quartet and various other ensembles. In 2010-2011 he served a UHON student assistantship with Dr. Kenyon Wilson, helping to organize the Southeast Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference.