Cole earned his Bachelor of Science summa cum laude in Graphic Design and Business from one of the nation’s top design schools. Upon graduating, he applied his creative skills as the marketing and communications guy for the pregnancy resource centers in Portland, Oregon for three years, before then moving across the country and working in the financial services industry.

Now, as True Charity’s marketing specialist, Cole enjoys bringing both his nonprofit and B2B marketing skills into play: helping reach and equip other organizations to grow their impact in serving people who are experiencing poverty!

Cole lives with his wife Natalie and supports her own nonprofit work in helping people from hyper-fundamentalist backgrounds grow in biblical faith and find healthy church community. Cole enjoys his lifelong LEGO hobby as an award-winning fan designer, along with in-depth cultural commentary, politics, and going on walks with friends.