I was born and raised in Michigan and resided in both Georgia and Florida as well. I graduated from Riverside Military Academy and worked for over 22 years for DTE Energy in project management. Married my wife, Debbie, and have 2 children, Stephanie and Robert. Debbie is a Teaching Assistant working with physically and mental impaired children in public schools.
After leaving DTE Energy in 2001, we moved to Tennessee. We are members of Central Baptist Church, Crossville TN and both Debbie and I are active in Sunday School, Children’s Ministry and I also serve as the Leader for Missions at the church. I began working for CERT in 2005 as a volunteer serving in Mexico and Romania and in 2008, I was asked to start leading teams. I have worked in Mexico and Romania and served in Peru as the VP for CERT Peru South America. Debbie has also been active on our Romania teams. Most recently, we opened new opportunities in Lebanon and Ukraine and will be returning to India in 2020.
In July 2018, as our former CERT President made plans for retirement, I was asked by the Board of Directors to head up the team as the new Executive Director/CEO. In 2019 we celebrated 45 years as a serve and assist Christian Ministry. CERT teams have traveled to more than 44 countries during that time. Bringing needed health care, humanitarian aid but more importantly, the Gospel and the knowledge of Jesus Christ to the lost.
We GO because we have all been commanded.
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” MATTHEW 28: 18-20
