With deep family roots in the great Pacific Northwest, David grew up in Boise, Idaho. He earned a bachelor's degree in Zoology from the College of Idaho. After college, he moved to Washington, DC and interned with the Sierra Club's National Legislative Office on Capitol Hill. The internship led to several different staff roles within the organization over the course of the next decade and included stops in Concord, NH and Bozeman, MT. While in Bozeman, David held positions that included work on conserving roadless National Forest lands, serving as a communications director for Montana Conservation Voters and also with the Wildlife Conservation Society's North America Program. In 2011, he moved to Denver, Colorado, and served as a Rocky Mountain Regional Outreach Campaigns Manager with the National Wildlife Federation. In the autumn of 2019, he accepted a senior associate position working on ecological connectivity issues in CA, CO, & NM with the Pew Charitable Trusts' U.S. Public Lands and Rivers Conservation program in Portland, OR.

David joined Wildlands Network in the fall of 2023 to manage several projects that will advance our legacy of passing innovative state connectivity policy in Oregon and making roadways safer for both wildlife and Oregonians. Within several coalitions across Oregon, David brings a wealth of policy expertise and project management skills to the table.

When not working, David enjoys exploring all of the natural beauty that Oregon has to offer with his canine companion, Jake, remodeling his 19th-century home and learning to garden for wildlife with native Northwest plants.