About

I am a United Methodist pastor, a husband, and a father. I am currently the United Methodist campus minister at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. I grew up in the East Valley of the San Francisco Bay Area in Livermore, CA. I was baptized and confirmed into the United Methodist church at age twelve. While attending Las Positas College and California State University Long Beach I began exploring a call to ministry in the UMC. I responded to God’s call during my final year of college and enrolled in seminary at Claremont School of Theology. I completed my Master of Divinity degree in 2006 and was commissioned as a minister in the Desert Southwest Annual Conference in 2007. I have previously served in other UMC’s in California and Arizona as a youth minister as well as serving on staff for Sierra Service Project for four summers.

When I am not in ministry I enjoy spending time with my wife Melissa (who is also a UMC pastor) and my son Colby. I also enjoy playing guitar and being a fan of Oakland Athletics baseball.