Rick Beckwith has served on the staff of Young Life for forty years in a variety of roles including, Sr. Regional Director for Metropolitan Washington, and Vice President of Strategic Initiatives. He has consulted with both for profit and nonprofit leaders across Europe as well as in Canada and the U.S. Rick’s unique strengths are in growing things – people, companies, projects, and visions.

Rick is also a seasoned life coach and spiritual director. He earned his B.A. from Denison University and M.A. from Fuller Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Kris, reside in the Washington, DC suburbs. They have three married daughters and five grandchildren (so far). When not working Rick can be found cheering on the Washington Capitals hockey team. “Let’s go Caps!!!”