Where in Denver do you live?
South Park Hill
What brought you to Fellowship?
Preaching, teaching, community and vision.
Favorite thing to do in Denver
Ride my bike to Cherry Creek Reservoir, or to REI and to go to Rockies games.
Favorite thing to do in the mountains
Ski, fly fish, hunt, backpack, bike, & hike
Favorite movie/TV show
The weather channel – I even received, as a gift, a TWC CD of elevator music. Guess you could say I am a bit of a weather geek.
Favorite music/band
1970s rock with country twist: Grateful Dead; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Almond Bros; Pure Prairie League; Marshall Tucker. 1970s rock: Led Zeppelin, The Who, Yes, Moody Blues. Modern music: Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, Lyle Lovett, Randy Travis, Ryan Long, and the Robbie Seay Band.
Favorite teams
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets – spent enough money there I deserve to be a fan.
Rockies, Broncos, Astros, and Saints.
Favorite book other than the Bible
The Exploration of the Colorado River and its Canyons, John Wesley Powell; The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief; Young Men and Fire, Norman Maclean.
Responsibilities
I am called the Executive Director of Operations; it is a behind the scenes role. I do all I can to free up Hunter, Dave and Adam to do the things that they are truly gifted to do, namely - preaching, teaching, building community, casting vision, leadership development, and worship. Hunter, in his State of the Church message of August 2010, defined this role as follows: someone to be in charge of getting stuff done, putting plans into action, helping to stay organized, and moving projects along.
Family
Still married to my first wife, Babette, and she to her first husband, for nearly 32 years.
Three out of the nest: – Megan 1980, Ian 1982 and Adam 1984.
Hometown
Cody, Wyoming
Education & Experience
Northern Arizona University – Geology
34 + years as a geoscientist: Traveled and worked the Rocky Mountains from Mexico to Alaska, Canada, west Africa, mid-continent US & Gulf of Mexico, UK, Norway, Russia, Siberia, and SE Asia. Lived and worked in Scotland for nearly 5 years. Last job was as worldwide geoscience manager for a major energy company. Responsible for university relations, college recruiting, intern program, training, career development, team building, and workflow process improvement. I still teach an introductory course for new graduates entering the energy business.
I have also drilled and repaired water wells for Living Water International in Honduras and Guatemala.
