Joined Gateway Staff: 2007

Areas of Ministry: Finance/Accounting, Human Resources, Resources Ministry (bookstores and coffee bars) and Counseling.

Family: Eileen (a great wife – married 36 years); Two sons: Ryan (computer network administrator, 31), and Bryce (physician, 27) and his wife Michelle (R.N.); Pets: Jett and Jazz.

Saved: Gave my heart to the Lord in 1965 at the age of 12 at the First Christian Church in Roswell, New Mexico.

Education: BBA (accounting) and MBA.

Previous Lines of Work: I am a CPA with 30+ years experience in public and industry accounting, business management and finance and have served as a VP with the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN). I have served as both controller and CFO in the oil and gas, media, education, religious broadcasting and merchant banking industries.

One of the Things I Find Most Fascinating: God’s creation with inexpressible beauty and its intricate and infinitely complex design. Also, the color of the blue water in Caribbean Sea.

FAVORITE
Book: Power of Praise
Food: Mexican
Snack Food: Avocados, guacamole
Movie: The Man from Snowy River
Song: "To Make You Feel My Love" by Ray Perryman
Time of Day: 7 am
Season: Fall
Place in the World: San Diego
Place to Pray: At home with God's Word
Recreational Activities/Hobbies: Golf, Reading
Scripture: "Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18)
Sports Team: TCU Horned Frogs
Sport: Football

LEAST FAVORITE
Food: Sweet Potatoes
Snack Food: Fig Newtons
Time of Day: 3:00 pm
Season: Summer
Place in the World: Stuck in regret

Best Thing Someone Said to You: My wife, Eileen, said yes when I asked her to marry me . . . the third time.

Life Motto: Live to give

Three People I’d Like to Meet: Tom Landry, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush

My Heroes: My father and mother

One of My Greatest Experiences with God: Praying for a friend who was healed of a brain tumor, and praying for people to receive Christ.

Most People Don’t Know This About Me: I’m a cowboy (western) at heart.