“I uplift my world by connecting with, supporting the gold and accepting all that is.”

As a result of Tom’s passion for community and for working with kids, he found the Tucson-based Desert Men’s Council (DMC). DMC is affiliated with Boys to Men USA, and since 2009 has been dedicated to ensuring all boys in the Tucson community have access to positive male role models on their journey toward manhood. In 2015 Tom was an active participant in the creation of Boys to Men USA, a national network of Boys to Men centers around the US. He stepped up to survey all the Boys to Men USA centers, and create the first ever national snapshot of the Boys to Men movement.  Tom is originally from New York. He found MKP after moving to New Mexico.