Though my background is unique, having a Jewish father and Christian mother, I grew up in the Church and always had a passion for God and people. Though I am originally from California, I spend the majority of my life growing up at the Lake of the Ozarks, graduating from Camdenton High School in 2005. Throughout my life, I have always been interested in going deeper for the things of God, seemingly constantly going to conferences and listening to Christian teaching audios.

Another passion emerged early in life, that being for business. My first entrepreneurial endeavor started in the third grade which consisted of purchasing fancy rocks wholesale and reselling them retail to school children and at local product and service shows. As a sophomore in high school, I started a gumball vending business which won first in the state of Missouri for the Entrepreneurship Participating Event with DECA. I have perused other business endeavors such as becoming an Independent Associate with Prepaid Legal Services (and reaching the highest permanent positions).

However, I wanted to use my business sense to more directly glorify the kingdom of God. This caused me to start a Christian apparel business my junior year in high school. By my freshman year in college, I had started a Christian card game that teaches biblical principles and scripture to players in a fun and non cheesy manner. Though this game is not finished, it is in testing stages.

I have been involved in Chi Alpha for over four years, leading a small group Bible study for two of which. I graduated Missouri State University in the spring of 2009 with a Bachelors of Science in Entrepreneurship as well as acted as President of the MSU Entrepreneurship & Innovation Association for three years. My original intentions were to launch a business upon graduation for a business plan my partner and I wrote, or to work somewhere to raise capital to launch this business.

God had a different plan for this season of my life. I recognized that I am only on the earth for a fraction of eternity, and must be obedient to God’s call. It is very evident that I am being called out to intern as a Missionary Associate at the University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) Chi Alpha Campus Ministries and I want to serve and glorify God as much as possible through doing such. I would have never expected that after four years of business school that God was going to call me to raise my own budget for a campus ministry. It is a good thing that God leads us in steps, because at certain periods in life (such as my freshman year), I simply couldn’t handle God’s plan; though I thought I could, getting frustrated sometimes when He does not completely reveal it to me.