Ed grew up in the Hartford area of Connecticut. He served in the US Air Force from 1970-1974, specializing in communications. Ed relocated to California in 1977 and spent 40-plus years in the entertainment industry in the audio and lighting field. He received Jesus as Lord and savior in early 1980. Following his retirement, Ed and his wife, Lesley, relocated to South Carolina from Southern California in July of 2021. (Leslie is currently the Southeastern regional director for Healing Hearts Ministries.) Ed has a biological daughter, 40, and two stepdaughters, 23 & 20.
A graduate of Living Praise Christian fellowship's 3-year bible school program, Ed currently is serving as an elder in his church, Calvary Chapel of Greenville, SC. Ed has functioned in drug and alcohol
counseling for the past 13 years. He participated in Healing Hearts' "Restoring a Father's Heart" Bible study in 2019 and became a certified counselor in 2020. In January of 2023, Ed accepted the position as the regional director of the Healing Hearts men's ministry.
Ed's heart is to help men find the liberty that Christ came to bring us. In his words, “too many men come to Christ but do not experience all the freedom that Christ has for them due to past and present lifestyles. It is my desire to engage men to come to honest confession, repentance, and restoration through God's living word. I love teaching God's Word and cherish each time that I get to do it.
For relaxation, Ed enjoys golfing, boating, and gardening.