Wes joined UT CTAS in November 2021. He comes to UT CTAS from a Franklin-based financial firm working in corporate marketing and digital strategy. Prior to that role, Wes worked for the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts (GACD), where he was responsible for communications, developing outreach plans, managing statewide partnerships, and providing technical assistance to farmers and landowners on behalf of conservation districts serving Fayette, Lamar, Monroe, Pike, Spalding, and Upson Counties in central Georgia. 

Wes is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science in mass communication and a Bachelor of Arts in political science. In his free time, Wes loves to cook, watch movies, read, listen to podcasts, and do DIY projects around the house.