Chuck Aycock
Founder and Director
Chuck is the founder of DadsFirst which was formed to be a resource for men seeking to strengthen their skills and become a servant leader to their family. Chuck has a BA in Education from William Tyndale College and has completed studies on a graduate program at both Wheaton College and Kansas State University.
Chuck has taught domestically and internationally for over 60 years in the fields of adolescence, marriage and family and father awareness. Chuck is the co-author of the book “Dads That Make a Difference” which focuses on helping fathers discover the gifts for children that money can’t buy.
Chuck has conduced workshops relating to family conflict , seminars on parenting and equipping men to improve their fathering skills and provide support to fathers in all areas of responsible fathering. Chuck has been a resource to social agencies, schools systems, state and federal correctional institutions and both corporate and private sector organizations.
Chuck and his wife, Myrllis, have been married for 60 years and live in Minneapolis, MN. Chuck can be reached at (763) 546-3702 or at Chuck@dadsfirst.org.
Tim Olson
Volunteer Staff Member
Tim Olson is an author, teacher, Principal. Pastor, and life coach with forays into audio publishing, radio hosting, and home remodeling. His understanding of father-child relationships was fostered through years of observation and application in education, coaching clients around the world, and working with the National Fathering Ministry in Minnesota and Ukraine.
As a business life coach, it was through coaching family business owners that the significant connections between a father and his children (or with his own father) finally gelled into observable patterns that helped form the basis for his coaching and for his book, The Legacy of Absence.Through it all, he's found his way to helping others to discover who they are meant to be and to become that person.
He and his wife, Kay, have been married for 54 years and are blessed with three children, six grandchildren, four bonus grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. They make their home in New Hope, MN. Tim can be reached at mitolson@comcast.net.
Mike Johnson
Board Member
Mike Johnson grew up on the windy prairie of North Dakota and received a degree in Chemistry from North Dakota State University in Fargo, eventually working in regulatory affairs for 3M Pharmaceuticals and Medtronic, plc. He sits on the board of directors for two non-profit organizations, DadsFirst and Heart of a Warrior. He and his wife of 40 years have three married children and has six grandchildren. They make their home in Shoreview, MN, a suburb of St. Paul. He can be reached at mikejohnson1@comcast.net.