As Co-Directors of the Respect Life Office, we wear several hats. First, as you might have guessed, we are husband and wife. We met in 1996 at the University of Nebraska College of Law. A lifetime friendship quickly developed and ultimately led to love and marriage. Second, we have been blessed as parents with three beautiful daughters, and most recently, a son.

     We came to work for the Diocese in June 2001, after desiring to use our time and talent to serve the Lord in a more direct way. We feel privileged to be given the opportunity to direct the Respect Life Office, and work together to spread the Gospel of Life.

     Travis is also the Director of Catholic Charities, we both serve as attorneys and state lobbyists during the South Dakota legislative session, and Travis represents the diocese as an affiliate member of the National Association of State Catholic Conference Directors.

     We are available to give talks, workshops, forums, discussions, or presentations on a variety of issues, such as chastity, marriage, contraception, Natural Family Planning, Theology of the Body, abortion, stem cell research and cloning, euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, end of life decisions, the death penalty, political responsibility, and much more. We are open to sharing with groups of any size, are flexible with the speaking format and topics, and work with each group to determine specific needs. Please contact us for more information or to schedule a date.