Instructor Bio

I began my career as an adolescents counselor in the late 1980s, working in both inpatient and outpatient treatment programs. I eventually became a program director, and for over a decade, I owned and managed programs in Texas, Arizona, and Colorado. Throughout this period, a core focus of my work was developing and teaching parent education programs.

After 15 years in the counseling field, my professional focus moved toward education. After completing my MBA in 2007, I accepted a position as the Director of Colorado State University’s Executive MBA Program. At CSU, I led a world-class executive education program and collaborated with business faculty and executives across a wide range of industries and professions. I also developed a two-year leadership program for EMBA students, and led multiple international study tours to China, Germany, Peru and Russia

Experiencing firsthand the positive impact of an education program designed for specific population was very inspiring, and motivated me to move forward with my own MBA Capstone Project. In 2012, I transferred to a remote position in CSU's Online MBA Program and launched an innovative Therapeutic Learning Center (TLC) for at-risk high school students. 

It was during my 5 years at the TLC that I discovered the Cultivating Emotional Balance Program. CEB offered the most effective framework for understanding and dealing with emotions that I had ever seen. We implemented many aspects of CEB into our curriculum, and in 2019, I became a certified CEB teacher. Since then, the primary focus of my professional work is teaching CEB.

CEB has completely changed my relationship with emotions, and it has helped me stay balanced, even during the most difficult emotional situations. I have been through many challenging emotional experiences in my professional and personal life, and I understand how difficult it can be.I am very dedicated to teaching CEB and helping people work through their emotional challenges successfully.

In addition to teaching CEB, I work as an Adjunct Faculty member in CSU's Online MBA Program. I live in Utah with my wife of 34 years, and I love golf, music, and skiing.