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Dana Anderson received her Master’s Degree at Forest Institute of Professional Psychology. She met her husband in the MFT office in 2006 and have three beautiful children together. She is a stay-at-home mom while continuing her licensure requirements. Dana recognizes…

D’Markus Thomas-Brown formerly worked as the Good Dads Regional Director in Columbia, MO. D’Markus has a strong passion for community enrichment and reinvestment, especially for families. He is a Chaplain for the Columbia Police Department (CPD) and is credentialed by…

Tommy Boyce has been a Women, Infants and Children nutritionist across the state of Missouri and has been with the Springfield-Greene County WIC office for eight years. Tommy graduated from UCM with a degree in dietetics and Logan University with…

Cody Dodd is a husband, father, part-time dad-blogger and full-time Navy Sailor. Passionate about his role as a dad, Cody shares resources and tips for other dads at his blog,  The views and opinions expressed by guest writers outside…

Dr. Jennifer Baker is a licensed clinical psychologist and marriage and family therapist. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Good Dads. From 2003-2011 she provided leadership for two large federal grants serving persons living in 29 counties in…

Diana Dudenhoeffer is the director of communications at Good Dads. She works to maintain Good Dads’ online and print presence. Diana is a graduate of Missouri State University; she studied journalism, sustainability and documentary storytelling.