“I create a world of safety and opportunity for myself and my daughter by enthusiastically embracing the changes in my life and by sharing the beauty of the world of the intellectually disadvantaged with all.”  

Carl became a first-time, single father to a child with multiple disabilities at age 50; changed career paths from business to Special Ed teaching and devoted his life to his daughter’s development. He relocated to a community ideal for Down Syndrome services and underwent an aggressive immersion and work in the Down Syndrome community to further their journeys while sharing their beauty with the world.