I grew up in a large family in Alaska. My 9 siblings and parents lived in a house that backed up to the woods. Growing up it seemed like I spent as much time in the woods building forts as I did in the house. Running into moose was a regular occurrence, which looking back seemed normal for a kid. Now, probably not so much… I played all sorts of sports growing up, and they consumed my high school years. Kudos to my parents for braving those rock-hard bleacher seats for hours upon hours of volleyball games or standing in freezing rain for soccer matches. I played rugby for my college (BYU), and scraped through with just one concussion. I got my degree in food science and now work as a Quality Assurance Manager making the cheese. Literally making cheese, and I love it. Seth probably gets tired of hearing me talk about cheese and dairy, but who doesn’t love cheese?! My adventures now consist of hikes and traveling with my family, sourdough, and a good book every now and again.

I grew up in Texas, number 4 out of 5 boys. We had a great childhood running around outside, playing summer league baseball, fishing, swimming and just having those happy times as a kid. The best times are the memories I had with my brothers. Whether we were fighting or running together trying not to get caught for something we had done, I look back now and I’m very appreciative of those times. I played sports in High School and graduated. Lived in South Africa for two years serving a mission for my church. When I came back to the states I realized overseas that I enjoyed serving others and joined the Fire Services as a firefighter/AEMT. I love to laugh, comedy movies are my favorite and I believe that laughing no matter how tough the situation can bring a little less stress to your life and a lot more joy and hope about the future, so you can find me smiling or trying my best to get others to smile. I still love the outdoors and like to fish, hunt, and hike whenever I can. I have one child now that I love so incredibly much, but growing up with 4 brothers makes me want him to have the same blessings I do with having siblings. Hopefully, we can share our love and add another to the crew.