About the Founder

I was born in Brooklyn NY and raised in Rochester NY to Guyanese parents, but my work ethic comes from watching my father. He was a carpenter, a foreman, and a union shop steward. He taught me two things that shape who I am:

Measure Twice, Cut Once: Mistakes are expensive. Precision matters.

Look Out for the Crew: A leader doesn't just bark orders; he protects the people doing the work.

I came to Rochester to study Finance at RIT. I was on the fast track to Wall Street. I had the high GPA. I understood the numbers. But then, I took a Business Ethics course where we studied "The Parable of the Sadhu." The lesson was about corporate climbers who step over a dying man in the snow because stopping to help would ruin their "success."

Around that same time, a fellow student tragically took their own life. It forced me to look at the system I was entering. I realized I was training to be one of those climbers—learning to maximize profit even if it meant stepping over the people left behind. I walked away. I refused to finish a degree that measured success only in dollars, not in humanity.

I didn't just reject the theory; I faced the reality. I went to work for the NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). That is where I saw the "Sadhu" in real life.

I saw dedicated staff trying to care for New York’s most vulnerable citizens, but they were fighting a losing war against archaic technology. I saw systems that belonged in a museum. I saw waste. I saw how broken software leads to broken promises. The State wasn't "stepping over" people out of malice; it was failing them out of incompetence.

I am not running to be a politician. I am running to be the Foreman. I am using my background in management and finance to do what Albany won't: Audit the books. Upgrade the technology. Protect the crew.

We cannot afford to leave anyone else freezing in the snow while the politicians keep climbing. My name is Joshua Prass. And I am done witnessing.