I love and enjoy meeting new people! I love to serve and have taught my children that's where life's greatest satisfaction and happiness comes from.

I have been married to Marilyn since 1990 and we have six children (two daughters, four sons) and three grandchildren, two boys and 1 girl (due in April 2022).

I enjoy backpacking (mostly been in the high Uintah's in Utah), hiking, cooking, most sports, all animals, avid reader, watching a good movie; playing disc golf, basketball, tennis, pickleball, spikeball, am a master swimmer (swim four miles a week); playing catch with the frisbee, football, and baseball.
I am a tournament racquetball player and am a member of the US Racquetball Association.

I grew up in Santa Clara, Utah, USA where my ancestors from England and Switzerland settled in the mid 1800's and am the youngest child of 5 boys.

In high school I ran Cross-Country (placed in the top 10 in State and competed in Nationals), Wrestled (8 years and was the top 3 in State), Ran track (mile, two mile and steeplechase and placed well in state.)
I have run 8 full marathons, including the Boston with the HP team

I have a spiritual connection with God and serve those around me.
I am an Eagle Scout - I daily live the Scout Oath, Motto and Law

I spent every summer as a wrangler and camp director on our dude ranch near Steamboat Springs, CO, USA. I took care of 20+ horses, did general maintenance, took people on trail rides, cooked and helped keep our rental cabins clean. We also ran a youth camp where hundreds of youth participated in various ranch activities and personal development sessions.

When I was 19 I served a two-year full-time church service mission to Pennsylvania where I paid my own way and worked 70 hours every week in service and sharing the gospel.

I served 10 years in the Utah Army National Guard (worked with the State headquarters.) Worked with the 19th Special Forces and 144th Evacuation Hospital units. I ran on the General's running team and attended Officer Candidate School.

I've attended several colleges/universities including Brigham Young University in Applied Business Management, University of Phoenix, Ensign College, Salt Lake Community College(Participated in student government in several of these)

I have spent most of my career in Sales and Training and have 20+ years in EdTech and SaaS experience.
I worked for Franklin Covey and became a training facilitator for their "What Matters Most", "Focus" and "Focus for Outlook" workshops.
I worked with Hewlett-Packard for 12 years in sales, management, training and account management.
I worked for School Improvement Network, now Frontline, for 8 years.
I worked for Waterford for several years and some of my clients were Ann Arbor Schools in Michigan, Columbus City Schools in Ohio, Nashville City Schools in Tennessee.
I enjoyed working with Dowdle Studios as Corporate National Sales Director over the artists project - America 250, working with the top companies and organizations in the U.S. on sponsorships, original art and a documentary for the celebration of America in 2026.
I currently work with school and community libraries in Western Colorado and Wyoming and all of Utah.

I have thousands of hours of volunteering experience with dozens of different organizations. Some of those I have worked with consistently since 1996. Thanksgiving Point, Courage Reins, BYU, The Road Home, etc.

I was President of our local Elementary Parent Teacher Association for two years and Vice President of our Junior High Parent Teacher Student Association, including a Community Council board member for two years with the largest school district in Utah.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love to travel and get to know new people and make new friends.

Interests

• animals
• pets
• politics
• reading
• history
• religion
• family
• disc golf
• god
• family history
• work
• pickleball
• masters swimming

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: Classical, eighties, seventy's, movie themes.
Movies: Most movies where the content is clean and not profane.
Books: Classics, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, Westerns, Book of Mormon, Bible, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I ran the Boston marathon

Teach, Learn, Share

I am happy to share anything I've learned over my lifetime and I'm happy to cook a meal for you, share a card game, share any knowledge I have and learn from you.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Laughter, Love, Service

Countries I’ve Visited

France, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Switzerland, Turkey