Hometown:  Bellevue, Washington

College and Graduate School:   BA Whitworth College/ MAHED Geneva College

Favorite activity:  Skiing or going to Hawaii

Favorite color:  Earthtones...it's not really a color, but more a genre of colors.

Weirdest food ever eaten:  I can't say that on a website like this so, I'll just settle with crocodile.

Why did you come to Messiah?  This is a truly fantastic Christian college in the Northeast - if that's what you want, here's where you'll find it.

What is one thing that makes you different from the other Messiah RDs?  I served as a youth pastor for three years, I worked in college admissions for two years, and I've had experience with 4 different Christian colleges.

What do you like about being an RD?  "First-year students aren't whack" -and- I love leading and getting to really know a wonderful team of RAs

What are you currently reading?  Grad school books, Hosseini's The Kite Runner, The Will of God as a Way of Life by Jerry Sittser, and some other books about leadership.

Favorite breakfast cereal?  Something with chocolate.

If you were stranded on a deserted island and could only bring one physical possession with you, what would you bring?  My deeply caring and beautiful bride.