Safety and Security Director of Watermark Community Church | www.watermark.org
Nate moved to the Dallas area with his wife and 3-year-old son over a year ago and then welcomed a 2nd son in 2020. He comes with a wealth of training, knowledge, and experience after a combined 20 years in law enforcement, private security, and church security. After majoring in Criminal Justice at Pensacola Christian College in Florida, he served as a Police Officer in Baltimore. He was assigned to patrol on the west side of Baltimore and spent most of his time serving on a drug task force. Through his work on the street, Nate received several commendations and awards and even was awarded Officer of the Year. He later relocated to Los Angeles where his wife is originally from. While based in Los Angeles, Nate served at Hillsong Church overseeing security teams for weekly church services at multiple campuses, looked after movement and logistics of key team, pastors, guest speakers and the Senior Pastors while coordinating security for conferences and touring of worship teams. While in Los Angeles, Nate had the opportunity to serve as personal protection for several high-profile celebrities and eventually took a full-time role serving in the security team for a high-profile family. Whether it was in Law Enforcement, Private Security or Church Security, his focus has always been on loving people.