Dave was born in Los Angeles and spent his growing up years in Palm Springs, California. His family is Jewish, so it was a surprise to many people at the Palm Springs Community Church when Dave showed up after a co-worker shared the gospel with him. After three months of reading, thinking and asking a ton of questions, he was wonderfully saved and transformed at an evangelistic youth night.

His life purpose is, “To help develop, equip and empower the next generation of leaders in local churches so that they finish their race well. He does this by coaching writing and teaching. Dave wrote “Leaders Who Last” in 2010, “Mistakes Leaders Make” in 2012 and “Learning Leadership From Nehemiah” in 2015. He has had the joy of conducting seminars all over the USA as well as in eight other countries based on these books.