Pastor Dan has been zealously serving the students of Res Life since 1993. He is the overseer of all aspects of Vertical Reality youth ministry, including the VR worship team. At his core lies a love for connecting with and training students. Pastor Dan sees student ministry as a grand adventure. His love for students and desire to see them grow in their faith has taken him across the globe having led student ministry teams on short term Missions trips to Los Angeles, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. Pastor Dan and his wife Jessica are the proud parents of four children: Matthew, Andrea, Amelia and Nicholas. He is also an ice and roller hockey referee with the USA hockey and American Athletic Union organizations. He considers Exodus 15:3 as a theme verse for his life: “The Lord is a Mighty Warrior. The Lord is His name.”