I am phenotypically black, culturally Kenyan, and linguistically bilingual. I was born and raised in a multiethnic family and educated in cross-cultural Christian academies in Kenya and the USA. I am married to Magdalene Wangari, a Marriage and Family Therapist, and together we parent an 11-year-old daughter and 6-year-old son. I came to faith in my teenage years from a place of inquisition and curiosity.

I am a Graduate Teaching Assistant and classroom Tech Support Assistant at Fuller Seminary. I have ten years of experience in Church planting, pastoral leadership, and non-profit management. I am an ordained minister, a ruling elder, and a founding co-director of AMANI COMPLEX INTERNATIONAL, a faith-based non-profit that works for dignity, agency, voice, and justice with and for at-risk children and their families. My undergraduate training is in Theology. I also have a master’s degree in Intercultural Studies from Fuller Seminary. I am a soccer coach at AYSO and enjoy adventure.