Australian by birth and married to his sweetheart (Kim) since 1985, David has been involved full-time in Christian higher education since January 1994. His role as Dean of the School of Theology and Leadership at Jessup since 2015 has included the following:

• Teaching
• Academic program development
• Course scheduling
• Faculty and staff hiring, support, and development
• Team building
• Leadership development (with two Associate Deans)
• Branding and social media
• Partnership development with external entities
• Fundraising with churches and private donors
• Grant writing
• Budget management
• Research and writing
• Student recruiting and support
• Community engagement (regularly speaking at events and churches)
• Design and launch new initiatives (e.g. Center for ASL, Center for Hispanic/Latino Ministry, Center for Church Health)
• Explore and design competency-based education
• Provide consistent communication and clarity within the Division
• Chief culture architect within the Division