Dave Pafford

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About Dave Pafford

Dr. Dave Pafford, has a passion for developing leaders and structures including churches, centers, schools, and non-profits. Dave is an accomplished communicator, business, education professional with over 18 years of speaking, administration, project coordination, and leadership development in multiple states. Previously, Dr. Pafford worked with Emerge to procedure talent and resources as the Executive Director of Programming and Development at Emerge Counseling Inc. Dr. Pafford was also the founder and Executive Director of Southeastern University's Ohio regional campus, now offering 22 different degree programs from business, psychology, communications, digital media, criminal justice, human services, Christian ministry and more. He has also served as a Corporate secretary providing written documentation from everything from credentials, background checks to signing papers on new property. His gifts include speaking, developing boards, processes, and teams. He's directed events, camp, conventions and has a gift for simplifying complexity. To date, Southeastern University's Ohio Regional Campus has grown from 0 to over 100 students (dual enrollment included (CCP)). Dr. Pafford is a salutatorian graduate of North Central University (Minneapolis) where he also served in student leadership as a Relations Director and Student Body President in 2004. He received a Menlo Park/ John Ortberg Scholarship, attended Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA and holds a Masters in Theology, an M.B.A. from William Woods University and a Doctorate of Education. Dave was instrumental in procuring an annual ongoing grant for its students on the Ohio Regional Campus paving a new future of more affordable education. Today, Dave integrates development, business, anthropology and Christian theology in building new teams. He is regularly consulted by educators, counselors, ministers, and leaders on everything from education, business, counseling, coaching and ministry.