David has enjoyed several careers all focused around assisting others with major life changes. He was a parish minister for many years, a marriage and family therapist, university instructor and a senior executive with a large private company assisting governments around the world with the development and management of their social assistance programs. David attended SUNY, College at Purchase Yale University Divinity School and the University of Sand Diego. He has a long-standing interest in what motivates people to make dramatic change and believes that relationships rather than principles are the primary force for change. David has four children and three grandchildren. And lives with his wife, Lynda and their three dogs in Durham, NC.