Nate grew up in Reno, Nevada and is a third generation Nevadan. He attended the University of Nevada where he received a bachelor of science degree in Health Ecology and a minor in Chemistry. He later went on to earn a master's degree in Theology from Liberty University. Nate and his wife love all that the Reno area has to offer, from it's widely varied restaurants and food culture, its golf courses and of course its unparalleled views that only the Sierra Nevada mountains can offer.