I have a passion for bringing peace and community to my military and first responder brothers and sisters, for being the husband my wife of 15 years deserves, and to demonstrating Gods unsurpassing love to my 9 year old daughter Annabelle and 3 year old son Samuel. I’ve recently had the opportunity to combine my passion to serve my brothers and sisters in uniform with my lifelong pursuit of fly fishing by founding the Bold Face Fly Fishing Foundation, whose mission is to introduce currently serving first responders, military, and their families to stress relief and community through fly fishing. Our 28 volunteers have grown into 9 states on West and east coast, and in the western rockies. Last year we organized 37 trips, had 14 "first fish", and raised over $10.5K in donated goods and services. As for my background, I just retired from the US Military after 24 years, 18 in the US Air Force as a military aviator/C-5 Galaxy Loadmaster, 3 as an AWACS computer programmer, and 3 as a field artillery specialist in the Army National Guard. I’ve also had the privilege of serving as a law enforcement chaplain for the past 12 years, receiving numerous certifications in Critical Incident Stress Management, as well as being certified as a chaplain by California Peace Officer Standards and Training. I was also called to serve as a crisis intervention chaplain for the 10-33 Foundation, where we served our first responders and military through offering stress awareness management and mitigation training and specialized crisis intervention to our brothers and sisters in uniform. I previously served on their Board of Directors as their inaugural Director of Military Services for 5 years, and as Board Chair for 2 years. During that time,10-33 brought training and crisis intervention to numerous military bases, police and fire stations, and hospitals across the United States, and provided crisis intervention services to Cal Fire during the 2015 wildfire season, and most recently provided crisis care to healthcare workers responding to the COVID-19 crisis in New York City and in Texas.“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" ~Isaiah 6:8 NIV~