His professional journey began in south Mississippi at Jones County Junior College, where he earned his associate’s degree in Nursing in 1998. He then worked as a Registered Nurse for a nearly a decade at hospitals throughout Mississippi, including the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Adult Emergency Department and Trauma Center. While there he earned, and has since maintained, his specialty Board Certification as a Certified Emergency Nurse in 2004. From there, he went on to gain experience as a helicopter flight nurse in the Memphis, TN region. In 2007, Geoff ventured to North Carolina to work throughout the research triangle region, and later stayed as a full-time Emergency Department RN at WakeMed in Raleigh, NC.