After graduating with a Bachelor’s in Communication from Fresno Pacific University and a Master’s in Theology and Film from Fuller Theological Seminary, Tim returned to his hometown community in Fresno. Tim spent over 5 years teaching courses on media production and theory at Fresno State University and Fresno Pacific University and was the academic advisor for the Fresno Pacific University student newspaper.
Tim joined his passions for storytelling, education and social justice in January, 2014 when he started running The kNOw Youth Media in Fresno. In May of 2016, Tim became Director of YouthWire, where he led four youth media programs across the state. In the two years Tim was director, YouthWire printed over 200,000 newspapers distributed in dailies across the state, sent reporters to the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, were featured in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Fresno Bee, KQED and The New York Times’ Race/Related newsletter and lead storytelling training for over 75 youth from at least 12 different communities in California.
At yli, Tim manages the communications and development department. Leading the development department includes being responsible for all fundraising at the organization, both institutional and individual giving, and holding strategic funding relationships. In managing communications, Tim is a critical part in the narrative change strategies at the organization, overseeing the statewide communications staff and programs and all external messaging and events.
Tim currently serves as the Secretary of the Youth Speaks board, was the founding Board Chair of Fresnoland and was a New America CA 2017 Fellow, the first New America Fellow from the Central Valley and was a California Stewardship Network Morgan Fellow in 2020.