Ben is a teller of tales and a hiker of trails. He enjoys ancient history, modern theater, and games of all kinds. Ben graduated from Reed College in Portland, OR and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary in Berkeley, CA, and served a Spanish-speaking congregation in Brooklyn, NY before arriving in Chico. He is delighted to be sharing his life with a born and raised local of Butte County, his wife Annalisa, as well as their daughter Sophia.