About Ben

He has been parachute jumping, scuba diving, and ran triathlons. He likes to bicycle and rode from Cumberland, Maryland to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2008.

Ben has been a storyteller for most of his life. Telling stories to the neighbor kids as a boy and to his daughter when she was a child. His wife, Lynda, a former book store manager and owner has encouraged him to write down the stories.

Ben's career included working as an engineer, a marketing manager, a technical writer, and running his own marketing consulting firm. He helped start a Habitat for Humanity affiliate in Lexington, Kentucky and was its first executive director. He later worked for the national Habitat for Humanity in Eastern Kentucky.