Frank and Karen were high school sweethearts. They graduated in 1988 and were married in the summer of 1990. They are blessed with three children - David, Melanie, and John. Frank and his wife Karen have been partners in music ministry since they began leading worship for a church plant in 1996. They have been volunteers or on staff at churches large and small in Idaho, Oregon, Kentucky, Colorado, and Texas. They joined the staff at Mayflower First Baptist Church in January 2024. Frank holds three degrees in music including the Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting and Pedagogy. He is an Assistant Professor and the Director of Choral Activities at the University of Central Arkansas where he directs two choirs, leads the graduate program in choral conducting, and oversees all the choirs. He is a prolific songwriter and author of Foundations of Conducting Technique. Frank is an avid outdoorsman and can frequently be found outdoors fishing or hunting with his two labradors, Dudley and Dirt.