Troy – Boca Raton, FL
Troy is a first-year student at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University pursuing a degree in Aviation Maintenance Science. He ultimately hopes to have his own aircraft maintenance business in South Florida. Troy graduated in the top 10% of his high school class and was a recipient of the President's Award for Academic Excellence and The Cambridge AICE Diploma.
Troy’s CF is caused by two rare mutations, so he does not benefit from current modulator therapies that have been so positively impactful for other people with CF.
He is focused on opportunity, not limitations and would happily regale you with stories about how his paddleboard was charged by a shark, doing yoga with free divers at Deans Blue Hole in Bahamas, and training to be data analyst for the Boca Raton High School basketball team, a position he requested because he could not run full court and keep up with training.
Troy is a CF Foundation Ambassador and fundraiser seeking not only to increase awareness of CF, but also to encourage children and adults with CF to stay active and not let their diagnosis stop them from reaching their full potential.
