Tristan grew up in Raleigh, NC, and completed his bachelor’s in Accounting at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. While at App State, he found community through the local church and the ministry of Young Life. He thoroughly enjoyed leading middle schoolers for two years and was a campus leader for the college-aged ministry his senior year. Tristan spent his summers working at Young Life camps and traveling. After graduation, Tristan moved to Colorado Springs, CO, to do the First Presbyterian Fellows program in Colorado Springs, a 9-month Christian leadership experience focused on the integration of faith and work. Tristan enjoys skiing, hiking, playing sports, listening to music, sitting at coffee shops and not drinking any coffee, and can usually be found with friends trying out new breakfast spots!