Life’s a journey, can’t see what’s around the corner but we continue on.

I’m grateful for where the path has led and anticipate amazing things around the corner.

The family stats:

  • Penny-the most amazing partner

  • Three kids

    • Calida-coolest person you’ll meet

    • Clayton-he does it his own way

    • Anika-raddest person I know

  • Three grandkids

    • Athena-baddest preschool teacher ever

    • Luna-don’t want to mess with her

    • Jesse-the quiet assassin

The way more boring stats: education and career

Education

Masters in Divinity: Western Seminary, Los Gatos, CA- an incredible program, I learned and grew so much in those three years

Masters of Business Administration: San Jose State University, Lucas College and Graduate School of Business, San Jose, CA- great program and the best part is I made some life long-friends

College: Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA- beautiful campus, city and great faculty. Life had its ups and downs, but all in all I wouldn’t change a thing

High School: Hillcrest High School, Jos, Nigeria- possibly the coolest thing my parents could have done: move the family to Nigeria

Career

Executive Director at Faith First-Let’s not choose something easy, that would be boring. Address division in society. Let’s get after this!!!

COO at The SHP Foundation-Got to support churches, homeless initiatives and meet some amazing people

Co-Founder at CirrusMD-If you live in Silicon Valley you have to do a start-up. I had the blessing of being part of an amazing founding team. We built one of the fastest growing tele-health companies in the nation. We connect 1000’s of people every day with a live Physician within 60 seconds-no bots, no AI a real doctor.

Executive Pastor-Incredible time, with amazing teams, saw and experienced life change

School Principal-Best job ever, not the easiest but certainly the most rewarding

Sales Rep at FCPA-Lots of meals, golf and selling storage devices

Customer Service Rep at PG&E-This was my third masters degree-a degree in communication and handling adversity and sometimes verbal abuse, “I hope you choke on your next meal” stands out

Boards

Founding Board Member at Coalition Alleviating Poverty-Silicon Valley (CAP-SV)-Ambitious organization addressing poverty in the 20 lowest income neighborhoods in Silicon Valley by connecting churches, non-profits, local government and businesses. Such cool stuff is happening through this work.

Board Member at Missions Door-Great organization serving people around the world and introducing people to Jesus

What interests me:

  • Listening to music-especially on vinyl

  • Going to concerts-live events are the best kind of music

  • Working around the house-I almost never got a list from Pen, I’m already working on it

  • Traveling to places most people don’t go

What charges me:

  • People finding and following Jesus-He’s the Way. It’s great when people find His path and walk with Jesus until the end

  • Helping people work through their stuff and find new ways of living and thinking

  • Learning from other people

Favorite Vacations:

  • Best memory: Little Corn Island-turned off the internet, and sat on the beach for 10 days. No cars or motorcycles on the Island-you want to go somewhere you walk or take a boat.

  • Coolest all-inclusive: San Andres, Colombia-pools, beaches, diving, great food, live music and generous bartenders

  • Good times: Ometepe Island in Lake Nicaragua. memories: riding ATV’s, sticking tongue out at school children (it wasn’t me… not saying who it was), broken rocking chair and seasick ferry

Memorable Adventures:

  • Bolivia-Five days on a boat traveling up a tributary of the Amazon. Anika caught some piranha, we ate cocoa fruit off a tree, had crocodile and saw fresh water dolphins

  • West Sulawesi, Indonesia-spent nights staying in remote communities, diving off uninhabited islands, waterfalls and the freshest seafood ever

  • Cuba-amazing people, the ultimate recyclers, beautiful country

  • Israel-all the history. Walking where Jesus, David, Abraham, Paul, Peter walked is incredible. AND… got tattoos at Razzouk Tattoo, the oldest tattoo shop in the world-they opened shop in 1300-that is correct 700 years ago.

Concert notes:

  • Best Musician and showman: Prince-Pen and I saw him twice and he was absolutely incredible

  • Coolest concert memory: Pearl Jam, The Indio Polo Grounds 11/5/93-search “Pearl Jam shoe the shoeless” on YouTube and you’ll get an idea of the night

  • Loudest show: Smashing Pumpkins, UCSB Gym 10/23/93

  • Favorite memories: every Grateful Dead show

  • Biggest concert regret: I don’t want to talk about it