David is an experiential educator teaching personal fortitude, teamwork, conflict resolution, leadership and followership since 1995 and doing conflict and dispute resolution training since 2009.
From 1995 to 2012, he facilitated youth groups, non-profit entities, businesses, and families in environments designed to get them out of their comfort zone to learn how to thrive as individuals and groups when life is hard. During those wilderness adventure hears he used white water canoeing, rock climbing/rappelling, and martial arts as classrooms. Through these pursuits he learned how to teach people to harness their adrenaline dumps to they can function well in stressful situations.
One of his proud moments was when the nurses, observing the teamwork between David and his wife during childbirth, asked if he would consider being a doula.
During his Masters’ work David realized that researchers confirm that the principles he learned and taught in challenging wilderness circumstances are also effective in challenging everyday life. David feels joyfully alive when he is presenting these principles in Relationship Revolution, mediations, speaking engagements; and it shows.
Formal Training History
1993 – Earned a B.A. in Biblical Studies, with minors in Biblical Languages and General Music, from Southwest Baptist University.
1993-1995 – Trained through Wal-Mart Management Training program to become an Assistant Manager.
1995-2012 – Discovery Ministries Experiential Education Facilitator training from Intern to Instructor Trainer to Co-Director.
1998-2012 – Maintained a Wilderness First Responder certification.
2000-2012 – Certified American Canoe Association Whitewater Canoe Instructor. Woohoo!
2000-2002 – Did a tax accounting apprenticeship under Ed Huffman, E.A. because I was curious about the tax code and wanted to learn accounting.
2007 – Earned a Certificate in Mediation Training from The Washington University School of Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution Program and the Missouri State University Center for Dispute Resolution for completion of 40 hours of training in Civil and Family Mediation.
2009 – Earned a Certificate in Family Reconciliation Mediation Training from Innovative Alternatives Inc. and Missouri State University Center for Dispute Resolution for completion of 16 hours of training in Reconciliation Mediation.
2009 – Earned a Graduate Certificate in Conflict and Dispute Resolution from Missouri State University.
2009 – Launched Dialog and Resolve LLC to take great training to convenient places.
2010 – Became a Certified Practitioner of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
2010 – Earned the Masters in Administrative Studies (MSAS), with an emphasis in Communication, from Missouri State University.
