Ben grew up Belgrade, Montana and after getting married in 2000 he and his wife made the Gallatin Valley home. They have three adult children - two boys, a girl, two daughters-in-law, and their first grandson on the way. Ben has worked as a log home builder as well as a contract mail carrier, but he truly found his calling after COVID, in bookkeeping, he always had a love for numbers, budgets, and making sense of finances. Ben is also a song writer and guitarist. He’s been the worship leader at his church for over 18 years.