I grew up in Orange County, California. After high school, I moved to Long Beach, California to enter the ministry. Later, I moved to Ashland, Oregon with my wife and one daughter at the time. In Ashland, I attend Southern Oregon University and earned a BS in Business Administration/Accounting. After moving to Washington and two more children later, I further earned a Masters in Elementary Education at the University of Phoenix.
In life, I have been an explorer. I write explorer because for the longest time I wondered why I had a wide range of interest in various career paths.
My mother would say, “You are an explorer like you father and myself." That's before I found out I had ADD. She further elaborated in her theatrical way and said, “We are all just curious what is on the other side of the mountain even though we don’t always reach the top.” It stuck to me.
To highlight my careers as an explorer in life experiences they are and have been as follows: Author, Actor, Bodybuilder, Follower of Jesus, Play Director and Producer, Entrepreneur, Father, Grandparent, Husband, Minister, Teacher, and 24 years US Army National Guard and Air Force Reserve Veteran.