Fred is the Founder of The Gathering, which he led for three decades through the end of 2018. Fred was also the Founder of Fourth Partner, a local foundation in Tyler, Texas, that was focused on philanthropy and community development within the East Texas area. He previously joined Bob Buford in founding Leadership Network, where he served as President for 12 years. Fred spent several years as a teacher and administrator at Charlotte Christian School in North Carolina and The Stony Brook School in New York. He is a Navy veteran and a graduate of Denver University and Harvard Divinity School. With a lifetime of accomplishment, Fred will tell you his true vocation is that of a Sunday School teacher. And it is this role for which he would most like to be remembered. Fred and his wife, Carol, have two grown daughters, a son-in-law, and four grandchildren.