Dan grew up in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. While in college, he started attending Covenant. In 1997, he came on staff as the youth director. He left Covenant in 2000 to get his Masters of Divinity from Covenant Theological Seminary and then served as a pastor in two churches, one in Atlanta and one in Chicago. In 2016, he returned to Covenant as an associate pastor. Dan was married to Lynda in 1996 and has 4 children. They live in Roscoe Village. Dan is kind of obsessed with the musical "Hamilton" as well as most Chicago sports teams.
Dan provides leadership and direction to help get people connected to the life of the church. He works together with volunteers from the church to help Covenant be a welcoming place for newcomers and attendees alike. He oversees the small groups of the church and the mercy ministry of Covenant.