LIVING WITH PURPOSE OF MISSOURI - Key Persons
Dale Harrah - CEO, Founder, President
Dale is an advocate for individuality, growth and a person's full potential to accomplish their dreams. He began working as a Direct Care Professional in 2011 and has served many management roles within the field before starting Living With Purpose. He believes that everyone should have the opportunity to live purpose filled lives and that people can overcome anything that keeps them from that goal… sometimes it might require a little help and encouragement.
Dale has a BA in Business and Marketing Management from Concordia University. He is an ordained minister with over thirty years of ministry experience and recently served as Distance Learning Director for the United Pentecostal Church International's publishing house.
Dale lives in Saint Charles with his wife Julie and their Golden-Doodle named Wrigley. He is a pannapictagraphists, collects Superman memorabilia and is a native of Chicago. He has lived in the Saint Louis area since 1995, and has learned you can't wear a Cubs hat within 100 miles of the Arch.
Job Titles:
- Letitia - Program Director
Jonathan Harrah is a licensed minister that has worked with individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism in home settings his entire career. He believes everyone has a purpose and it is our duty to assist them in finding it.
Starting as a Direct Support Professional while in college, he quickly focused on individuals with physical aggression and other high-risk behaviors. Over several years, he worked his way up through management and leadership; the more extreme the behavior and circumstance he found, the more interesting he found the job. He knows that if we look past the problem behaviors, we can see the real person and inspire that person to live a full life with purpose.
He feels just as comfortable conducting a business meeting as he does working in the field. He is up for anything: leading a church service, painting a canvas, dressing up at Comic-Con, or playing board games… although he isn't a fan of watching sports. He feels no job is above or below him and is willing to help in any way he can. When not at work, he loves spending time with his wife, Ashley; children, Scarlet, Knight, and Florence (Ren); and dogs, Krypto, and Indiana Bones.