Jeff Gangwer grew up in Parkdale, Keizer, Woodburn, and Salem, Oregon. He served a full-time mission in the Philippines from 2003 to 2005. He attended Brigham Young University – Idaho where he majored in English Education and minored in American Government Education. In 2011, he began teaching English Language Arts. He enjoys movies, music, audiobooks, and stand-up comedy. He also enjoys hiking, paintball, road running, shotgun shooting, and tennis. He lives in Utah with his lovely wife, Rebeca.