Jeremy points to two things that brought him to Fraternus. First, in the Summer of 2013 he traveled to Lourdes, France, the famous site of Mary’s apparitions to St. Bernadette. “For me it was a spiritual trip,” Jeremy said, “but for my wife it was a tremendous conversion.” After the trip, he says it became clear to him he needed to do more to lead his family’s formation of their faith. “But I wasn’t sure how to step up his game,” he said. His wife was always at the heart of his family’sjourney in faith and she was progressing further and leading. “I knew as a father I needed to be leading better, especially since I have two sons and a daughter who need a strong male example.” But Jeremy was struggling to understand how he could improve even if he was coming to grips with the why.
A couple of years after this experience he was invited by his good friend to a dinner party where Danny Snyder presented his experience with Fraternus. After the party ended, his friend and soon-to-be Commander of Birmingham, Terry Rumore came to him and said “I want to do this, and we are doing it together.” Through Fraternus their existing friendship, inspired by Danny’s testimony, became a brotherhood with a mission. With Jeremy’s help Birmingham is one of the nation’s largest and most impactful Chapters.
Jeremy says his prayer to be a better spiritual leader was answered through Fraternus. While he knows he has much work left to get better, he was honored to have his son become the first young man Knighted in his Chapter; and as such his son has entered college more prepared because of the brotherhood of men.
Jeremy brings extensive accounting and financial experience to the board as the CFO for Hoar Construction, LLC, a national player in the commercial construction industry. At Hoar, Jeremy works side-by-side with colleagues who place the spirit of service and integrity in all they do. He has also held leadership roles on other non-profit boards and serves in advisory role for a local banking company. And most importantly Jeremy is a father to Ben, Will, and Abigail, and a husband to Michele. He loves to travel and spend time at the lake with his family, and explore the outdoors. He resides in Birmingham, Alabama and attends St. Paul’s Cathedral parish.