As President of GFC, Randy oversees all of the daily operations and outreach initiatives at GFC, and also develops GFC's goals and implementation strategies.

Randy is regularly in demand as a commentator on family issues for local and national media outlets. He carries his message of family revitalization to civic, business and church groups throughout Georgia and the nation. In addition, he is the publisher of all GFC research reports that have been featured in hundreds of news stories over the past four years.

As a longtime student of the cultural effects of family breakdown, Randy works with local and national policy leaders to make marriage the center of domestic policy plans. In Georgia, he has created awareness of the profoundly harmful consequences of divorce and promoted policies and strategies for reversing family decline.

Prior to joining GFC, Randy served as a key player in creating and nurturing state-based family advocacy organizations in 11 states during his tenure at Focus on the Family. After his successful tour in planting these advocacy groups, he accepted a position as associate director of Families Northwest (formerly Washington Family Council), which gained a reputation as an innovative organization through the development of projects like the Index of Family Life and the Family-Friendly Business Project.

Randy also spent four years as a field representative for a California senator, serving as the senator's principal speechwriter and as a liaison to constituents, business groups and public agencies.

A graduate of the University of Southern California, Randy also received a master's degree from the Talbot School of Theology at Biola University in Los Angeles. He and his wife, Marilyn, reside in Suwanee, Georgia. They have five children, two boys, Jesse and Carson, and three girls, Madison, Jessica and Lexie.

To contact Randy, e-mail him at randy@gafam.org or call 770-242-0001.