Randy is a native Buckeye, originally from Dayton, Ohio. He is a 1990 graduate of Clear Creek Baptist Bible College in Pineville, Kentucky and has served as pastor of churches in Kentucky and Ohio. In 2003, Randy and his wife, Denise, moved to Northeast, Ohio where he began his role as Associational Missionary for the Greater Cleveland Baptist Association. He continued in that capacity, until January of 2007, when he accepted God's call to become the executive director of Cleveland Hope. Then, in January of 2008, Randy returned to local church ministry as the lead pastor of Church of the Hills. Randy and Denise have two adult married children and two grandchildren. Randy is an avid fan of the Buckeyes, Indians, Cavs and Browns.