Dave grew up alongside his twin brother, one younger brother, politically active parents, and a Labrador retriever in Seattle. He has a PhD in Statistics and works as a data scientist for a homelessness and housing policy think tank that is working to end homelessness in California and across the country. He uses “he” and “they” pronouns and believes in an expansive sense of gender as well.

He has worked on and off as an organizer for his union and volunteers with local nonprofits. On weekends, you’ll find him biking in the hills, hiking in the local redwood forests or working his magic in the kitchen. He dreams of befriending the cows he encounters on his morning jog through the open space preserve near their house. When he can, he heads to the Sierra to backpack in the wilderness, but what he loves most is a cozy evening at home with Regan, watching a movie or learning a new song for their harmonica duo.

What Regan has to say about Dave: Dave is the perfect balance of fun, loving, kind, smart, and responsible. Our nephews and niece adore him, as do the rest of our family and friends — and our friends’ children. He’s famous for setting up treasure hunts for the children in our life with elaborate clues to find hidden prizes. He is curious, considerate and deeply caring about people of all ages in his life. He has an astonishing memory and remembers all of our friends’ relatives’ names and always remembers to ask about them. He also has boundless energy, is quite silly, and can be found belting out Whitney Houston’s ‘The Greatest Love of All’ lyrics at the top of his lungs on a moment’s notice. And yet he’s also the one to jump up to do the dishes first or to set up the guest room really nice when we have family coming to town. I knew he was someone I would love to raise a child with when, early in our dating life, before we lived together, I walked into his bedroom and found him reading a book on “How to Finance Your Child’s College Education,” and my heart went pitter pat.