Pastor Richard Dahlstrom is someone that I look to as a personal role model. He leads a reasonably large church community in Seattle that he has grown by incredible amounts from humble roots, but he is strikingly humble and meek himself. To me, Richard is a great example of how a leader can delegate and empower others in a way that may take the spotlight off of them, but that also makes sure their mission can reach far beyond what they could accomplish themselves.

I’m very proud of all of the clinical and coaching team staff here at Fathers’ Uplift. Being the “Development Guy,” I spend most of my time writing and sharing how significantly our organization impacts our community. They make my job easy by changing lives regularly in powerful ways. I am also proud of my wife, who relatively recently became a lawyer (and is the first in her family to do so). I am constantly amazed at how she balances motherhood, an impressive career path, and daily life.

If I could invite one person to dinner with my family, it would be a multitude of people, which would change every few months for me based on what I’m focused on at any given time. But, right now, I would probably say Andy Crouch, the author of a book called Culture Making. I am currently deeply fascinated by the study of how people can have an outsized influence on the culture, beliefs, and values of a society (just as Fathers’ Uplift hopes to). When I am not at Fathers’ UpLift, you can find me working on my startup, Sixpence; spending time with my wife and son; attending or volunteering at my church; enjoying the great outdoors (especially either in the mountains or in the water), and occasionally relaxing with some Xbox.