Hi, my name is Mitch, and I am most proudly a dad of three amazing daughters! Alongside my beautiful wife, we all live in Oklahoma where I work as a clinical laboratory scientist, helping physicians treat diseases such as leukemia. I was born and raised in a small town in northern Idaho to a loving family who taught me to appreciate nature and respect the simpler joys of life. That said, I am far more comfortable with campfire wisdom than cocktail etiquette! When I turned eighteen, I was unsure of what to do in my life and joined the US Army. I served with honor as a cannon crewmember from 2006-2010. I will admit that my time deployed overseas, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (2007-2008), transformed me, vanquishing the older, simpler me. After I finished my term of service, I got married to my beautiful wife, Vanessa, and went to college at the University of Idaho where I received a B.S. in Molecular Biology/Biotechnology. I have employed that degree to moderate financial success and am using it now for my current job. I enjoy hiking, miniature painting, video games, reading, well-made content, and audiobooks.