Since 1991, Zack has been empowering adolescents and adults as a mental health/recovery professional in a variety of modalities, including wilderness and residential. As he continues to face his own visible and invisible scars, he innately has to acknowledge the wounds of others and encourage them in their own healing process.Zack is the co-founder and CEO of the 501(c)3 charity More Heart Than Scars Foundation, who empower people to say in the affirmative,"I have more heart than scars," or to be able to receive the affirmation, "You have more heart than scars." They have seen the trans-formative power of those words. More Hearts than Scars Foundation’s mission is to quest for faith, love, hope, and heart in order to transcend visible and invisible scars, by overcoming obstacles together, and encouraging others to live so boldly.

Build & Maintain connections within localized communities. Create outreach opportunities for those who are in need of recovery. Work up strategic proposals for advertisers. Meet with potential advertisers in real world market environments to bring awareness to and funding opportunities for The Ridge Journal. Work directly with non profit More Heart Than Scars to bring a collaborative environment those in need of additional support. Manage a team of writers who answer directly to Community Resource Director (CRD) for quarterly publishing deadlines. Write collaboratively with team to bring awareness to positive changes happening in our localized region.

Speak directly to the audience at TEDx Asheville. Discuss involvement as the Co-Founder of More Heart Than Scars. From Question to Quest, how we change our world one obstacle at a time? How can resilience and interdependence impact the arch of our personal narrative to transcend from victim to hero? - https://tedxasheville.com/