A little bit about me

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I thought it may be helpful if you know a little more about me and my involvement within Rosebud County and the City of Colstrip.  See the first post for a Q&A concerning my political philosophy and my reasons for seeking office.

My family and I moved to Colstrip in the summer of 2007.  We came here to be closer to my wife's parents, Don and Lisa Nolte, as my wife was pregnant with our first child.  Abigail Faith was born a week after we arrived in Colstrip (Emma Joy is will be born in early January).  We also came to serve at a local Cosltrip church, Life's Journey Christian Fellowship (www.lifesjourneymt.org).

I graduated from Texas A&M University with a bachelors degree in Environmental Design (digital art/design) in 2006 and moved to Louisville, KY in December of '06 in order to attend the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.  I was enrolled in the seminary, but did not have enough money to begin classes.  My wife and I moved to Kentucky in order to settle in and begin to save for school.  Upon hearing that a former pastor of Life's Journey (LJCF) was looking for a young man to assist him in church ministry and possibly his local business, Autumn and I decided that this would be a great opportunity for us to receive "on the job training" before pursuing the academic training and also a great opportunity to be closer to her family.  After much prayer, we followed God's calling to Colstrip.

Since living in Colstrip, both Autumn and I have worked with the Colstrip school district as substitute teachers.  Autumn still substitutes at the elementary school and I substituted at all three campuses.  I have worked as an administrative assistant for the pastor of LJCF and I am currently the technology director for LJCF.  I also substitute preach and serve, alongside my wife, as a youth leader.  I worked with the Rosebud County Sheriff's office, in Forsyth, as a emergency dispatcher for nearly a year and now work at the Western Energy coal mine in Colstrip.  I still hold Montana state public service communicator (9-1-1 dispatcher) certification and know the local law enforcement and emergency medical community well.

On July 28, I was appointed to the Colstrip City Council to continue the remaining term of former Council woman Susan Hert.  I have greatly enjoyed serving Colstrip as an appointed representative and I will enjoy serving Colstrip for four more years.

You can learn a little more about me at my personal website, www.singletreeproduction.com.