About Our Story and Family

Rooted in Florida. Committed to Community.

I grew up in Leesburg, Florida as a Presbyterian preacher’s kid. My parents shaped our family around love for God and people, hard work, and the importance of education. My wife Heather and I married in 1992 and raised four children while living on the edge of Jacksonville for nearly two decades.

Heather works in the St. Johns County school system, and together we spend our free time exploring Florida, enjoying our half‑Catahoula Leopard Dog, and staying connected with the people who have shaped our lives.

We love our city. We love our community. And we look for ways to be part of what God is doing here.

Mended Oak is one of those ways.