Spiritual Gifts:
Wisdom, discernment and teaching
Capabilities/Talents:
Public speaking, preaching, making people laugh, storytelling, teaching, writing, singing, acting, leading teams, managing projects and people, new business development and sales & marketing.
Experience:
- Substitute preacher at Valley Brook Community Church (Granby, CT).
- Valley Brook Worship Team, contemporary Christian music (lead and backup vocals)(2003 to present).
- Drama team actor and writer for Valley Brook (2000 to present).
- Core group member of Valley Community Baptist’s church plant that later became Valley Brook.
- Valley Brook Leadership Team (Prayer Ministry leader) (2000 –2002). This included organizing prayer activities, encouraging the congregation to pray, writing weekly prayer/devotional emails and praying continually.
- Sunday school teacher (k through 5th grade) at Valley Community Baptist Church (VCBC) and Valley Brook Community Church (Avon & Granby, CT: 1997-2001).
- Christian Boys Brigade instructor (4th and 5th grade) at VCBC (Avon, CT : 1998 -1999).
- One-to-one discipling of new Christians (Campus Crusade for Christ’s six week program).
- Bible study leader.
- Provide church services – music, prayer and sermon – at the Gables retirement home in Farmington, CT. My family has been doing this service since 1997.
Formal Education:
- MBA in Marketing, University of New Haven (3.98/4.0 GPA). 1994
- BS in Marketing, University of Connecticut (cum laude). 1985
- Military Service: Four years active duty in U.S. Navy, honorably discharged in 1981.