Location: Bastrop, TX

Hometown: Odessa, TX

Family: Married to Claire 15 years, 3 beautiful girls

Education & Training:

• B.A. Christian Thought - Grove City College

• Outdoor Educator / Mountaineering - National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)

• Leave-No-Trace Master Educator (LNT)

• Wilderness First Responder - Wilderness Medicine Institute (WMI)

• Professional Member with Single Pitch Instructor training - American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA)

• Ministry Safe & Kanakuk Child Protection Plan

• Pocket Wilderness Guide Affiliate - Solid Rock Outdoor Ministry

• Red Cross Instructor certification - American Red Cross

Favorite outdoor activity: Fly-fishing

Favorite place to go adventure:

“The Grand Tetons or Wyoming in general.”

Favorite piece of gear or thing to bring into the outdoors:

“Recently I found a good deal on a NEMO Moonlight backpacking chair, & I can't stop bringing it everywhere.”

Why were you called to this ministry?

“From my very first experience with Christian guides at the trailhead of the Grand Teton in Summer 2005, I have sensed God stirring me to lead a ministry devoted to building His Kingdom through bringing His Church into His incredible creation to experience Him, be trained, and return to the ‘real world’ better equipped to serve and lead. This calling has been affirmed over and over and the vision has clarified greatly in the last year.”